Sudanese bankers stage ‘revolutionary’ strike after military coup

Severe cash shortages, fluctuating prices and protests rife after dissolution of civilian government

Sudan has been hit by a severe cash shortage as most banks and cash machines remain closed one week after a military coup prompted a nationwide strike by bankers.

About 90% of bankers were taking part in a civil disobedience campaign, said Ibrahim Abdel-Raheem, who works at the Workers National Bank in Sudan's capital, Khartoum. We knew that going on strike as bankers would cripple the economy," he said. Banks are the backbone of the economy."