Gedaref resistance committees protest over prices after fuel shortages spread

Published 2026-09-25 · Updated 2026-09-25

What happened

Resistance committees in Gedaref held protests on 20 September over living conditions and rising prices. The action followed reports on 16 September of fuel queues across Khartoum and other states while the Energy Ministry said there was no fuel shortage, and reporting of new gasoline and customs price increases.

Why it matters

The combination of visible fuel disruption, official denial, and organized protest creates a near-term pathway from a supply problem to a political order issue. If demonstrations spread beyond Gedaref, authorities may have to choose between subsidy, distribution, policing, or personnel measures under fiscal strain.

Sudan Tribune reported on 20 September that resistance committees in Gedaref organized protests against deteriorating living conditions and rising prices, days after reports of fuel queues in Khartoum and multiple states. On 16 September, the Energy Ministry publicly denied fuel shortages even as motorists were reported sleeping at stations. The sequence turns a supply and price problem into a test of whether the Kamil Idris government and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan contain discontent with administrative fixes or face wider street mobilization.

Watch for

Sudan's Energy Ministry acknowledgement within 24-72 hours of emergency fuel allocations or revised distribution schedules for Khartoum and Gedaref Gedaref resistance committees call for a second protest date or publish new rally locations within the next 72 hours No public fuel-delivery normalization announced by the Energy Ministry by 2026-09-28 despite continued queue reports in Khartoum Abdel Fattah al-Burhan or Prime Minister Kamil Idris issues a directive on fuel pricing, customs, or provincial supply controls by 2026-09-28

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