Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, close to Atbara. KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A state of emergency was declared in the Sudanese city of Atbara after hundreds of people protested against price increases and set fire to the local headquarters of the ruling party, officials from Nile River state said. A curfew was declared from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in Atbara — Sudan’s railway hub, with a large railworker population manning various lines, interchanges and maintenance workshops — the state security committee said. A decision to reduce bread subsidies this year sparked rare nationwide protests in Sudan after bread prices doubled. Port Sudan, the capital of Red Sea state, also saw limited protests on Wednesday, witnesses told Reuters.

Source: Egypt Independent December 20, 2018 09:11 UTC