Sudanese security forces reportedly used live ammunition and tear gas on protesters on Saturday, killing five people and injuring a number of others. Reuters news agency reported that security forces chased protesters through Omdurman -- situated on the western bank of the Nile, just opposite the capital. The committee said security forces had stormed the Al Arbaeen hospital in Omdurman, beating staff and arresting protesters. On October 25, the Sudanese military seized power by dissolving the transitional government and arresting cabinet ministers. Volker Perthes, the UN's envoy in Sudan urged "utmost restraint" from security forces ahead of the protests, while calling for protesters themselves to "maintain the principle of peaceful protest."

Source: The North Africa Journal November 14, 2021 09:15 UTC