Hundreds of Hausa protested in Khartoum yesterday to demand “retribution for the martyrs” following tribal clashes that left 79 people dead last week.
Clashes broke out between the Hausa and the Berti tribe on July 11 over a land dispute in the Blue Nile state on the border with Ethiopia.
As calm returned to the state, violence erupted in several other states, including in Kassala in the east, where thousands of Hausa set fire to government offices on Monday. In response to a call by Hausa activists to organize mass demonstrations in Khartoum, several hundred Hausa supporters gathered early in the morning in the south of the Sudanese capital, carrying banners reading “No to the killing of Hausa” and “Retribution to the martyrs.” Blue Nile. According to the latest official figures, 79 people were killed and 199 injured in the clashes.
Democratic activists say these tribal conflicts serve the military and their allies from the former armed movements in Darfur, who are exploiting security instability for political gain.
