Sudan's tea-selling ladies face tougher regulations
In Sudan, thousands of women who fled conflict in Darfur and South Kordofan, are now surviving by selling tea on the streets of the capital Khartoum.
They work on the roadside, in parks, and in the country's local markets, earning as little as $6 (£4; 4 euros) a day with which to support their families.
But with the government cracking down on unregulated businesses - and competition from Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees - Sudan's tea ladies are now under increasing pressure.
Hadya Alalawi reports.
Video produced by BBC Arabic's Mohamed Osman
21 May 2014
- From the section Middle East