Sudan Vows to Crack Down on Smugglers as Currency Falls
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Sudan’s transitional government declared an economic emergency Thursday, blaming the drop in the country’s currency on widespread smuggling carried about by associates of the deposed dictator Omar al-Bashir.
The minister of finance, Hiba Mohamed Ali, said that special courts would be established to crack down on smugglers as the Sudanese pound continues to decline against the U.S. dollar.