Atbara — Members of the Taharga alliance in River Nile state barricaded the Khartoum-Atbara-Port Sudan highway on Tuesday. Activists explained to Radio Dabanga that the Taharga alliance wants "to restore the rights of the Nile River". Members of the alliance set up a tent near Atbara on Tuesday morning, and closed the highway linking Khartoum with Port Sudan. The Taharga alliance said in a statement on Tuesday that they decided to close the highway "to protest the central authorities' disregard of the state's demands to secure its resources". Members of resistance committees of the Revolutionary Council protested the closure of the road and clashed with Taharga activists on Wednesday.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 07, 2023 11:45 UTC