The measures in Sudan have sparked sporadic public protests in the past few years. Amnesty International says that up to 185 people may have been killed in 2013 when thousands took to the streets in demonstrations against fuel price increases. Protests have been much smaller since then, and the main opposition parties have called for peaceful demonstrations against the bread price rises. Sunday’s protests spread to downtown Khartoum as well as other cities in the south, Nyala and Geneina. A high school pupil was killed and at least five others wounded in Geneina during the protests, according to a statement from the city’s governor.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2018 18:00 UTC