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Nkechi Ogbonna Will Ross
West Africa business journalist, BBC News Africa editor, BBC World Service
The army in Sudan says it has captured the headquarters of the state broadcaster in Omdurman, which is just across the Nile from the capital, Khartoum, following heavy fighting with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The price of beer is set to rise once again in Nigeria because of the rising cost of production, says Nigerian Breweries. This appears to be a significant victory for the Sudanese army which has been trying to recapture large areas of Omdurman and Khartoum seized by the RSF during the initial stages of the civil war.
This is the third time in less than a year that consumers will be paying more for their refreshment. The brewery said the new prices would take effect on Friday, seven months after the last reset. Heavy fighting has been taking place in several parts of the capital despite the UN Security Council's call for a ceasefire during Ramadan.
Nigeria Breweries is the largest and oldest brewery in the country, but last year, it recorded a net loss of 106bn naira ($66m: £53m) because the depreciation of the naira, the local Around eight million people have fled their homes across Sudan since the war began almost a year ago and there are warnings of growing hunger.
currency, has made importing the ingredients more expensive.
In recent months, local manufacturers in many sectors have hiked product prices
as the country faces the worst economic crisis in a generation.
Lack of access to foreign currency which would be used to import raw materials and the poor power supply are among key factors impacting the cost of production and doing
business in Nigeria.
The high food and transportation
costs have forced many into poverty.
More on Nigeria's cost of living crisis:
Why Nigeria's economy is in such a mess
People turn to 'throw-away' rice for food
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