Sources indicated that Sudan experiences internal travel restrictions due to the many checkpoints (also known as 'toll gates') set up by both the SAF and the RSF.613 In an interview with EUAA, a human rights analyst with in-depth expertise on the country indicated that checkpoints are 'very common' and that they are used to control the population and also as a system for looting.614 In an interview with EUAA, Elbagir Ahmed Abdullah indicated that a journey that used to take a few hours, now and due to checkpoints, can take most of the day.615 Additional information related to Port Sudan could not be found among the sources consulted by EUAA within the time constraints of this report.
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Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Country of Origin Information Report on Sudan, May 2024, url, p. 57; Elbagir Ahmed Abdullah, interview with EUAA, 10 December 2024
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Human rights analyst, interview with EUAA, 10 December 2024
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Elbagir Ahmed Abdullah, interview with EUAA, 10 December 2024