January 28 - 2021 WAD MADANI / KHARTOUM
Army soldiers and policemen clash in Wad Madani (social media)
Yesterday, clashes took place between police and army forces in Wad Madani, capital of El Gezira, resulting in a number of injuries. In other places in the country, protests against the rising living costs and widespread shortages continued for the fifth day in a row.
Sources told Radio Dabanga that the cause of conflict were ‘disagreements’ at El Tarifi fuel pump in Wad Madani. The governor of El Gezira, Abdallah Idris, visited the injured and stressed the need to form a joint committee to investigate the causes of the conflict.