SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AP - More tribal clashes in Sudanese port city; death toll at 25

12/8/2020: AP - More tribal clashes in Sudanese port city; death toll at 25

AP’s report on deadly tribal clashes in Port Sudan provides contextual background on the conflict between the Beni Amer and Nuba tribes.

 The tensions between the two tribes date back to May 2019 in the eastern city of Qadarif, mainly over water and other resources. The clashes flared up in August 2019 in Port Sudan, when at least three dozen people from both sides were killed. They also clashed in January 2020 in the Port Sudan, when nine people were killed.