Sarah El Safty

NEW: The army and RSF are killing more than double the number of people as official records suggest, according to data compiled by Reuters from resistance committees and emergency rooms. Read more here: reuters.com/world/africa/s…

Reuters spoke to more than a dozen people including farmers, experts and aid workers who reported delays in planting crops such as sorghum and millet, partly due to a lack of credit from banks and the high prices of key inputs such as fertilizers, seeds and fuel. #Sudan

Exclusive: The United Arab Emirates has become a key trade hub for Russian gold since Western sanctions over Ukraine cut Russia's more traditional export routes, Russian customs records show reut.rs/3WxsxPi

@maishams البقاء لله، ربنا يرحمه و يغفرله و يصبركم

توفي إلى رحمة الله خالي حمدي حسيب، دعواتكم ليه بالرحمة والمغفرة :( كان الخال الأقرب لقلبي الله يرحمه :(

The war has dried up almost all of Sudan's (legal) exports, meaning the country will have less cash going forward to import fuel, wheat, medicine, and other essentials, furthering the already erupting humanitarian crisis. reuters.com/article/sudan-…

Syria’s membership in the Arab League has been restored as of today, twelve years after the suspension, report @Aidan_Lewis and @SarahSafty. reuters.com/world/middle-e…

One of the disastrous consequences of the fighting starting in Khartoum is the massive impact on the country’s economy. In such a centralized economy/government, everything falls apart when the hub is hit. Our story: reuters.com/world/africa/s…

رويترز نقلا عن مصدرين أمنيين مصريين: مصر والإمارات تعملان على مبادرة لوقف إطلاق النار بالسودان

Sudanese doctors union to Reuters: at least 25 people killed, 183 injured in Khartoum, Omdurman, Nyala, El Obeid, and El Fasher, cannot confirm that all are civilians.

Keep following our constantly updating story for more on the situation in Khartoum.

REUTERS: #Sudan paramilitaries say they have seized presidential palace in apparent coup bid, Sudanese army spokesman told al-Jazeera army will respond to any 'irresponsible' actions. #army #RSF

@muotarek Thank you Mo!!

Last year, Ihab Gomaa was managing 12 #chicken farms in #Egypt's Fayoum. Now five are shuttered, after the #poultry sector, which depends heavily on imported #feed, was pummelled by a FX shortage and repeated devaluations of Egypt's pound. Read more 👇🏻 reuters.com/world/africa/e…

In a discussion with my friend & colleague @SarahSafty about the differences between P&G reporters (such as myself) and Econ/Commodities like herself, she casually sorted us into houses and said its “Gryffindor vs Ravenclaw” and I have never been more impressed with accuracy!

Egypt’s #GASC has sold around 300,000 T of #wheat via new commodities exchange nasdaq.com/articles/egypt…

The decision could increase the amount of #bread sold by the government by up to 10%. It was unclear if this would require #GASC to increase imports. Separately, Moselhy said that following the recent approval of World Bank funding, GASC would "tender every week, God willing".

Next on the must-read list: @SarahSafty and @FarahSaafan's piece on farmers racing to adapt to encroaching salinity in the Nile Delta, a densely populated and fertile triangle of green that accounts for more than a third of Egypt's agricultural land. reuters.com/business/cop/e…

Farmers in #Egypt are racing to adapt to encroaching #salinity in the #Nile Delta. While there are multiple causes, farmers and experts say #climate change is making it worse. Latest from @FarahSaafan and I 👇🏻#COP27 reuters.com/business/cop/e…

Strengthening trade ties and regional security will be priorities in an upcoming visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia, Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs Adel Al-Jubeir said on Saturday. reuters.com/business/cop/t…