SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies - Eastern Sudan: A tribal conflict leaves 33 dead and 77 Injured
The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) call for Sudanese authorities to investigate the rising violence in eastern Sudan, ensuring that:
Any governmental figure suspected of involvement in the conflict is immediately suspended from their post pending the outcome of an effective and transparent investigation and, if there is sufficient evidence, charged and prosecuted in fair proceedings which comply with international standards.
A disarmament campaign is launched across Sudan
Basic services are provided to the two tribes to address the root causes of the conflict.
ACJPS attribute the clashes between the Beni Amer and the Nuba “poor service delivery,” alongside local actors with political interests in inflaming tribal conflicts, who are said to be connected to regional actors and the former regime.
ACJPS add that the security forces failed to intervene in a timely manner, despite their presence, claiming they had not received instructions from their leadership.