And with the deterioration of living conditions in Sudan, many residents of Khartoum have found an outlet at the Halayeb market, having continued to frequent it, taking used household items to resell them and use their income to buy food. food, exhausted for years. majority of the population in view of the blockage of their sources of income due to the war which has been raging between the army and the rapid support forces since mid-April.
Halayeb is one of the largest retail markets in the Sudanese capital region and sees intense activity in the buying and selling of second-hand items, such as furniture, appliances, electrical appliances and accessories. clothes. It also includes various food stores which are characterized by their cheap price compared to other markets.
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The Halayeb market operates daily, but reaches its peak on Fridays each week, when residents from across the capital come to sell their used goods for living needs or to purchase other supplies.
This movement is still continuing with a slight decline in momentum, according to its dealers, despite the fact that the market is a few kilometers from the Wadi Sayedna military base and other military camps.
Ahmed Hamed, a second-hand clothes dealer in Halayeb market, told Sky News Arabia: “We are here for the poor and needy. I have decided to continue my work to respond to the protests of my customers, who are from the financially weakest We seek to help them buy high quality and durable clothes at cheap prices compared to With new clothes I opened my store, although I know that the clothes do not aren’t on people’s agenda right now, but my emotional attachment to this place has made me stay there until now.”
The movement in Halayeb market on Friday, 3 weeks after the outbreak of armed clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, seemed a little light compared to pre-war days, but many locals from the capital, especially neighboring ones, still go there to meet their domestic needs and live.
According to Abdel Nasser Abkar, owner of a home furniture store, “purchases have decreased a lot compared to the days before the war, but on the other hand, there is an increase in supply from citizens who kept bringing in various possessions of electrical appliances and furnishings with the intention of reselling them, perhaps for vital needs.” “.
Abkar told ‘Sky News Arabia’: “The war has affected us badly in Halayeb market, but we are still doing our work there in the hope that we will benefit from it and benefit other people in light of these difficult circumstances, in addition to that our presence in the market will constitute insurance and protection of businesses against operations.” Looting and looting have spread in the capital.
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Al-Mahi is a young man in his thirties, and he is one of those who went to the Halayeb market carrying house windows with the aim of selling them to buy food for his family, but he only succeeded in his business late at night. the next day he encountered great stagnation in the buying and selling movement, except that others like him got lucky and found what they were aiming for.
Al-Mahi told Sky News Arabia: “I find myself having to return these windows to my house. No one has spoken to me about buying them since I arrived early today, and I have to look for other goods. of my house that are easy to sell.”
On the other hand, Halayeb market trader Muhammad Hamid says the weakness in buying and selling is mainly due to lack of liquidity among buyers and traders as banks and commercial banks have remained closed to customers for more than 3 weeks due to the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan.
Hamed also believes that “great security chaos and the spread of looting and looting gangs have prevented citizens in remote areas from accessing the market out of fear for their lives and property, which has reduced the previous momentum, but the Halayeb market remains the most important support”. vulnerable social strata in these exceptional circumstances.”
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