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Executive Summary:
- Year-over-year transporter price increases for 2007 – 2008 ranged from 8% to 27% depending on
the route; routes around Nyala and Geneina were the most affected - 51% of ‘truckjacking’ incidents occurred on the Ed Daein – Zalingei route
- 22% of surveyed transport companies discontinued services to Darfur due to insecurity
- Commodity prices in Darfur increased by twice the national inflation rate on average;
‘truckjacking’ incidents cannot be excluded as a contributory factor