Photo : Mohamed Nureldin, Reuters
NIAS Area Studies
AFRICA MONITOR
Photo : Mohamed Nureldin, Reuters
IN BRIEF
by Anu Maria Joseph
Sudan: Anti-government protests turns violent injuring dozens
On 7 April, BBC reported that a large number of people were injured after the security forces used tear gas to disperse the mass protests against the military rule. The protests were against the delays in signing a final agreement to re-establish civilian rule in the country. It also marked the fourth anniversary of the Sudanese uprising in 2019 that overthrew former dictator Omar al-Bashir. Hundreds of protesters blocked the roads in the capital, Khartoum; they carried placards and chanted slogans denouncing the army’s involvement in politics. (“Injuries as mass anti-junta protests dispersed in Sudan,” BBC, 7 April 2023)
Nigeria: At least 51 people killed in gunmen attack
On 7 April, BBC reported that at least 51 people were killed in a gunmen attack in the village of Umogidi in Benue State. The attack is speculated to be motivated by a herder-farmer clash that had happened before. Clashes between nomadic herders and settled farmers are common in the region. Farmers accuse herders of destroying their fields and the herders accuse farmers of raiding their cattles. (“Nigeria gunmen kill dozens in rural village in Benue State,” BBC, 7 April 2023)