SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Protest in Sudan’s South Kordofan demands dismissal of governor

7/10/19: Radio Dabanga - Protest in Sudan’s South Kordofan demands dismissal of governor

 Radio Dabanga reports that residents of South Kordofan, staging a demonstration, demanding the dismissal of the governor Rasheed Abdulhameed.

 Meanwhile, a sit-in in Talodi has been protesting the use of cyanide in gold mining for over a month. Demonstrators are demanding the removal of gold mining companies from the area, the removal of their waste, an investigation into those responsible for what these companies have done, and compensation for those affected by the cyanide.

 The Rapid Support Forces militia (RSF), that backed the former regime, is still present at El Tagoula Mine.Highranking figures in the RSF, notably its commander-in-chief and deputy head of Sudan's Sovereign Council Himedti own large shares in many gold mining companies.

 Protesters have torched the buildings of mining companies in Talodi and attacked an RSF base, killing at least one militiaman.