SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Cautious calm in Port Sudan following clashes

14/8/2020: Radio Dabanga - Cautious calm in Port Sudan following clashes

 Radio Dabanga report that Port Sudan witnessed calm after over 100 Rapid Support Forces (RSF) arrived in the city, joining joint military forces and members of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police.

 Meanwhile, in Khartoum in-front of the Council of Ministers, members of Port Sudan Resistance Committees denounced the Red Sea state's negligence in dealing with the violence and the government’s disregard, calling for: an end to the bloodshed, an investigation, accountability

 They handed a memorandum to the Cabinet calling for urgent state intervention, ensuring that security is one of the prerogatives of the state. The results of previous investigations into previous Port Sudan tribal fighting have also been requested for public review. The protestors rejected temporary solutions, calling for activation of a law on cybercrime and preserving civilian lives.