A #Sudanese lawmaker said 2 students were killed during protests in the southeastern city of Gadaref as demonstrations against soaring prices spread to new parts of the North African nation. google.com/amp/s/www.bloo…
Demonstrations took place this week in Port Sudan and the central city of Atbara, where authorities declared a state of emergency after protesters set fire to the ruling party’s main office and the city government’s headquarters. #SudanUprising
Residents told Al Jazeera that the protests were triggered after bread prices increased. Demonstrators are calling for the "overthrow of the regime", a slogan that was common during the Arab Spring uprisings google.com/amp/s/www.alja… #SudanUprising
Bread prices have more than tripled in #Sudan since start of this year after the govt decided to stop importing wheat from overseas. In Oct, Sudan sharply devalued its currency from 29 pounds to the dollar to 47.5 after a body of banks & money changers set country's exchange rate
A video clip obtained by @AP late Wed showed HQ of Pres Omar Bashir's National Congress Party in Atbara engulfed in flames. Vehicles parked outside were also torched.
Authorities responded by declaring state of emergency in the city and a nighttime curfew. google.com/amp/s/www.foxn…
Authorities responded by declaring state of emergency in the city and a nighttime curfew. google.com/amp/s/www.foxn…
Nicknamed the "City of Steel and Fire," the town of #Atbara is historically significant for Sudanese workers because it was at the centre of the country's railway system. #SudanUprising
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