SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - Sudan discussing cash transfers to poor as part of food subsidies plan - prime minister

4/11/19: Reuters - Sudan discussing cash transfers to poor as part of food subsidies plan - prime minister, by Ulf Laessing

 Reuters reports that Sudanese prime minister Abdallah Hamdok has said that Sudan is discussing several scenarios such as cash transfers for poor people, to accompany planned subsidies for food and other basic goods.

 Hamdok said the plan includes subsidies for drugs, medical services and education, adding that the issue of subsidies “is one of the most important and biggest challenges.”