Anti-government protestors blocked roads in Khartoum on Friday to protest against an outburst of violence the day before that left five people dead and prompted a wave of condemnations. On Thursday, the repression by the authorities reached a new level. First, the security forces cut off mobile internet, all telephone communications -- including calls from abroad - and the bridges linking Khartoum to its suburbs, Omdourman and Khartoum-North. At the same time, officers arrested journalists and attacked the office of the Arab satellite channel al-Arabiya. A fifth died on Friday after being shot on Thursday in central Khartoum.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 31, 2021 20:09 UTC