Protests in Khartoum over price hike

Hundreds of demonstrators gather in the capital to block off streets

Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum to protest against price hike on Tuesday.Residents of Buri district, a majority of whom were young demonstrators, burned tires and blocked streets leading to the Khartoum international fair.

They also chanted slogans during the demonstrations which lasted from five in the evening to eight at night. The Sudanese security services used batons and tear gas to disperse them.

Protests in Kabkabiya

Residents of some cities in North Darfur’s Kabkabiya region declared a strike on Tuesday on buying meat from the city’s butchers owing to high prices of commodities.

The strike, accompanied by a demonstration, resulted in large numbers of riot police on the streets of the city. The riot police were deployed on Monday when news about the protests by students and activists leaked out.

A resident of Kabkabiya told Radio Dabanga that there had been a significant drop in the price of meat since the declaration of the strike.