<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>The price of an AK-47 assault rifle, one of the most-recognisable weapons of war, has fallen over the last few months by 50% on the black market in Sudan's capital, Khartoum - now costing only around $830 (£650).</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>A long-time arms dealer attributed the sharp drop in price to the fact that the black market has become saturated with the Russian-invented Kalashnikov - colloquially known as "the Clash" - after Sudan plunged into a civil war in April.</div><div><br></div><div>Battles between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rage daily on the streets of Khartoum and the two other cities - Bahri and Omdurman - that make up the greater capital.</div><div><br></div><div>Speaking on condition of anonymity, the man - who buys and sells weapons as a full-time business of sorts - said that although some of his suppliers are retired army officers, most are from the ranks of the RSF. - BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>