SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - Tribal group lifts blockade of Sudan's main port one week after coup

1/11/2021: Reuters - Tribal group lifts blockade of Sudan's main port one week after coup

Reuters report that the High Beja Council said it would lift the Port Sudan blockade for a month, after the military took power in a coup.

Opponents of the coup accused the army of engineering the blockade of Port Sudan to put pressure on civilian leaders and ultimately justify plans to end civilian rule.

The Port Sudan blockade shut down Red Sea terminals and the main road linking to Khartoum, resulting in wheat and fuel shortages and the re-routing of shipments through Egypt.

The High Beja Council called for the replacement of the civilian-led government with technocrats, but said the blockade would be re-instated in one month until their demands are met.