SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - One killed, 17 injured in tribal clashes in eastern Sudan

26/8/2020: Radio Dabanga - One killed, 17 injured in tribal clashes in eastern Sudan

 Radio Dabanga report that a man was killed and 17 were injured in tribal clashes that broke out in Kassala.

 The Kassala police said that the fighting was triggered by protests urging the newly appointed governor of the state, Saleh Ammar, to come to Kassala and assume his duties. This led to violent protests from another ethnic group.

 Ammar’s supporters announced that they will continue their protests.

 Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok responded to the violence by ordering “the imposition of the prestige of the state and the Rule of Law” in the state.

 Ammar, a member of the eastern Sudanese Beni Amer tribe, remains in Khartoum, after the cabinet postponed his departure after fierce protests erupted against his appointment.

 The High Council of Beja Nazirs and Independent Chieftainships, including the leadership of the Hadendawa clan, reject Ammar as their new governor and demand his replacement