Sudan's eruption into conflict has left international consumer goods makers racing to shore up supplies of gum arabic, one of the country's most sought-after products and a key ingredient in everything from fizzy drinks to candy and cosmetics.
Sudan's military leaders and a coalition of civilian parties signed a framework deal on Monday that could launch a new political transition in the country.
Chad conducted its first evacuation flights from Sudan carrying more than 200 people, including dozens of children, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday.
Britain has so far flown more than 530 people out of Sudan on six flights, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday, as the first rescued Britons landed at London's Stansted airport.
Egypt's economy will grow 4.0% this fiscal year and 4.5% next even as it endures a continuing depreciation in its currency, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, in line with a government forecast for the current year.