On Saturday, the Sudanese authorities declared a state of emergency in the state of South Darfur, in the west of the country, with a curfew in the locality of Balila, as a result of tribal violence that claimed several lives.
And according to what the Sudanese news agency SUNA reported, the governor of South Darfur state, Hamid al-Tijani Hanoun, declared a state of emergency in the state of South Darfur, as well as a curfew within the night locality, from Saturday until further notice, from four in the evening until four (GMT) from the next morning.
The governor's decision came after the outbreak of tribal violence between the Dajo and Rizeigat tribes, in the eastern areas of the locality at night, which led to the death of a number of citizens (not specified by the Sudanese News Agency), as well as the burning of villages and properties.
The decision to impose an emergency and a curfew excluded the health sector and its workers, water and electricity services, bakeries, wells, drinking water carriers, ambulances, and emergency health cases.
dead and wounded
Earlier on Saturday, the Sudanese authorities announced that 7 people had been killed and 5 others injured, following separate attacks by gunmen on villages in the west of the country, during the past three days, against the background of a tribal conflict.
According to the Anadolu Agency, many areas in Darfur witness from time to time bloody fighting between Arab and African tribes, within conflicts over land, resources and grazing paths.