SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AP - Sudan’s new Cabinet sworn in amid protests over dire economy

10/2/2021: AP - Sudan’s new Cabinet sworn in amid protests over dire economy, by Samy Magdy

 AP report that Sudan has sworn in a new cabinet that includes rebel ministers violent protests in several Sudanese cities over dire economic conditions, forcing authorities to impose a curfew and close schools temporarily. In South Darfur, people took to the streets of Nyala, the provincial capital. Security forces used tear gas to disperse the protesters after alleged attempts to storm shops in the city’s main market.

Authorities in North Darfur and South Darfur declared a state of emergency, suspended school classes and imposed a nightly curfew to contain the situation. There were also protests in East Darfur province and the Red Sea city of Port Sudan.

In North Kordofan province, authorities arrested more than 100 people after protests turned violent in the city of al-Obeid, the provincial capital.