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Battle for Khartoum wrecks key Sudan oil refinery
Battle for Khartoum wrecks key Sudan oil refinery
Economy
by  AFP

The once-pristine white oil tanks of Sudan's largest refinery have been blackened by nearly two years of devastating war, leaving the country heavily dependent on fuel imports it can ill afford. As the refinery grew nearer, the blackened skeletons of storage tanks loomed in the distance and the acrid smell of burnt oil grew stronger.