The building’s dusty car park provides a memorable vantage point from which to gaze down upon Africa’s mightiest river. Yet last week, any casual onlooker might have preferred to look away – for there was blood in the water. In all, more than 100 people were killed and about 500 wounded, although the ruling junta disputes these figures. Exasperated by such defiance, and possibly egged on by his hardline Saudi and Egyptian backers, Burhan ordered the crackdown. Harriett Baldwin, minister for Africa, told Sudan’s ambassador that Britain was “utterly appalled” and demanded a halt to “barbaric attacks”.

Source: The Guardian June 09, 2019 06:00 UTC