Al-Ansar Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/al-ansar/ The low down on African affairs Fri, 21 Dec 2018 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Al-Ansar Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/al-ansar/ 32 32 Eight die in Sudanese bread riots https://jjcornish.com/2018/12/eight-die-in-sudanese-breat-riots/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/12/eight-die-in-sudanese-breat-riots/ Riots are continuing in Sudan over a government decision to triple the price of bread. At least eight people have died and a police headquarters has been torched. The riots began in the capital Khartoum after the price of bread rose from R2,80 to R8,40. They spread to the east of the country.  In clashes […]

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]]> Riots are continuing in Sudan over a government decision to triple the price of bread.

At least eight people have died and a police headquarters has been torched.

The riots began in the capital Khartoum after the price of bread rose from R2,80 to R8,40.

They spread to the east of the country. 

In clashes with riot police, six people died in Al Qaddrif and two were killed in Atbara. 

In the capital’s twin city of Omdurman demonstrations calling for the fall of the government erupted after Friday prayers at a mosque frequented by followers of the Al-Ansar sect that is linked to Sudan’s main opposition group the Umma party.

Police fired tear gas at them.

Supporters of Umma have been urged to join the protests

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