A Hausa protester in Port Sudan on Tuesday in demonstrations against violence in Blue Nile state, where over a 100 people have been killed in ethnic violence. Photo: - / AFPSource: AFPEthnic clashes in a deadly land dispute in Sudan's Blue Nile state has killed 105 people and wounded 291, the state's health minister said Wednesday, providing a new toll. But regional Hausa leader Mohamed Noureddine said he believed the death toll would rise further, with some people missing following the heavy fighting, which has seen houses torched. Another senior Hausa leader, Hafez Omar, accused local officials of being behind the violence, claiming that "government weapons" were used in the violence. Between January and March this year, the UN said aid was provided to 563,000 people in Blue Nile.

Source: Daily Nation July 20, 2022 17:44 UTC