Sudanese Oil Minister Abdulrahman Othman said Monday that Saudi Arabia would supply Sudan’s energy needs for five years on credit under an agreement being discussed by both governments. Othman said the deal would provide about 1.8mn tonnes of oil a year to Sudan, which in recent months has been hit by a sharp foreign currency crisis and severe shortages in fuel that have forced people to queue at petrol stations. Reuters reported that a source in the presidency’s office in Khartoum said the final agreement is expected to be signed within days. The potential oil deal comes after Sudan’s Defence Minister told Parliament last week that the government was reconsidering its military participation in Yemen, where Sudan has sent at least 3,000 ground troops to support a Saudi-led coalition.