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Sudanese bankers stage ‘revolutionary’ strike after military coup
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theguardian.comSudan 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.”
The Sudanese Bankers Association has said it will stage protests in front of banks across the country on Tuesday and Thursday in a “revolutionary escalation” of its campaign.
Abdel-Raheem said the action has affected him personally. “I had to give up many things,” he said. “I don’t even have one pound
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