SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project - Anti-Corruption Sit-In to Enter its Third Week in a Sudanese Town
The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) cite Radio Dabanga’s report that anti-corruption protesters have occupied government offices of South Darfur’s El Radoom region, demanding the dismissal of local executives over corruption in the mining industry.
The activists claim that the proceeds from the area’s gold mining have been diverted from the people and blame the local executives for it. They demand that a percentage of the profit made by the mining company al-Gunade – which belongs to Himedti’s family - returns to the local community.
Foreign policy specialist Stephen Zunes told OCCRP that the protests reflect how “people in Sudan have acknowledged the power of nonviolent actions to obtain human and minorities rights, accountability and more.”