The conflict between members of the Hausa and Berta peoples has also caused almost 300 injuries so far
The balance of victims due to the recent inter-community clashes in the Sudanese region of Blue Nile has increased to 105 dead and 291 wounded, as confirmed by the authorities of the African country. The Sudanese Ministry of Health has indicated in a message on its account on the social network Facebook that so far 105 deaths and 291 injuries have been confirmed. It has also indicated that 20 of the wounded have been transferred out of the region to be treated.
Clashes broke out at the end of last week between members of the Berta community and Hausa communities, a situation that led the regional governor, Ahmed al Omda, to impose a curfew to try to contain the fighting. Al Omda vowed to hold those responsible to account and said the authorities will actively work to restore order and peaceful coexistence in the region.
The Qissan region, and the Blue Nile state in general, is scene of conflict since 1986. There, the guerrillas have been a serious problem for the authorities for decades, both for the deposed dictator Omar al Bashir and for the military junta that now controls the country.
The October 2021 coup d’état led by Abdelfata al-Burhan led to the dismissal of the civilian prime minister, Abdalá Hamdok, although international pressure forced an agreement to reinstate him in office in November, although he resigned in January in protest at the violent repression of protests against the military authorities. The security vacuum created by the political crisis has made possible a new spike in tribal violence in the area, fueled by the existence of the Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia’s gigantic infrastructure project that Sudan has denounced as an exploitative attempt.