Southeast Sudan: 18 killed in tribal clashes in Blue Nile state

About 18 people have died in renewed tribal clashes in Blue Nile state in southeast Sudan between the Hausa and Alberti tribes, with the two tribes feuding in one of the world’s poorest countries where agriculture and livestock provide 43% of jobs and 30% of GDP. and violent clashes erupted between them in July after the Hausa tribe demanded the creation of a “civilian authority” which rival groups saw as a means of gaining access to land, killing at least 105 people and injuring, for their part, the official Sudanese news agency (SUNA ) reported earlier: Violence erupted on Thursday afternoon for no apparent reason and despite sincere efforts by the government to end the fighting. The agency added, citing a statement released by Blue Nile security services, that the fighting was taking place around the village of Cuneys and the town of Roseires.