Transport suspended in Central Darfur
Commercial transport companies have suspended services between Nyala, capital of South Darfur, and Golo, Nierteti, and Zalingei in Central Darfur, a week ago, because of the large number of militia toll gates and the high fees they are forced to pay. A passenger told Radio Dabanga from Zalingei, capital of Central Darfur, that the commercial vehicles and pick-ups stopped transport a week ago because of the large number of toll gates set up by “government-backed militiamen” along the Nyala-Zalingei highway. “The fees for a commercial vehicle on the Nyala-Zalingei highway reached SDG3,000 ($518), and SDG6,000 ($1,037) on the Golo-Nierteti road. The source demanded from the Central Darfur state authorities to intervene, remove “these illegal toll gates, and expel these militiamen.” File photo: Commercial buses in Kabkabiya, North Darfur (Albert González Farran/Unamid) Related: North Darfur state to remove illegal toll gates (3 October 2014)
Commercial transport companies have suspended services between Nyala, capital of South Darfur, and Golo, Nierteti, and Zalingei in Central Darfur, a week ago, because of the large number of militia toll gates and the high fees they are forced to pay.
A passenger told Radio Dabanga from Zalingei, capital of Central Darfur, that the commercial vehicles and pick-ups stopped transport a week ago because of the large number of toll gates set up by “government-backed militiamen” along the Nyala-Zalingei highway.
“The fees for a commercial vehicle on the Nyala-Zalingei highway reached SDG3,000 ($518), and SDG6,000 ($1,037) on the Golo-Nierteti road.
The source demanded from the Central Darfur state authorities to intervene, remove “these illegal toll gates, and expel these militiamen.”
File photo: Commercial buses in Kabkabiya, North Darfur (Albert González Farran/Unamid)
Related: North Darfur state to remove illegal toll gates (3 October 2014)
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