Protests against state appointees continue in East Darfur

02/02/2015 20:19

Protests in Adila against the appointment of Ma’aliya Commissioners, parliamentarians, and Ministers in East Darfur, continued over the weekend.
On Thursday, hundreds of Ma’aliya tribesmen took to the streets to demonstrate against the arrival of the new state appointees, who were sworn-in in East Darfur capital Ed Daein earlier that day.

Protests in Adila against the appointment of Ma’aliya Commissioners, parliamentarians, and Ministers in East Darfur, continued over the weekend.

On Thursday, hundreds of Ma’aliya tribesmen took to the streets to demonstrate against the arrival of the new state appointees, who were sworn-in in East Darfur capital Ed Daein earlier that day.

They blocked state government institutions, rejecting the federal government’s decision to appoint the officials, before the violent conflicts between the Ma'aliya and Rizeigat in the state are addressed.

The peaceful protesters blocked access to Adila market and governmental institutions on Saturday, an activist reported to Dabanga. On Sunday, they prevented the new Adila locality Commissioner, Mohamed Mahmoud Sharif, from assuming his duties.