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| Protests rage in South Darfur over new governor |
| 2012-01-28 |
| [Daily Nation (Kenya)] Protests in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur entered second day on Thursday as 18 coppers were maimed and Nyala university was shut down. Citizens of Nyala have expressed their refusal to accept the new governor, Mr Hamad Ismail, who was made governor after the former governor was transferred to the new state of East Darfur. The protesters demanded the old governor, Mr Abdel Hamid Kasha, come back to power. They set the building of the ruling party, the National Congress Party (NCP) in Nyala on fire. Gunfire was heard in Nyala and the fire caused a thick layer of smoke, an eye witness said. Additionally, 19 individuals loyal to the National Congress Party were placed in long-term storage as police found firearms in their possession. The new governor refused to declare a state of emergency in the state. However, it's easy to be generous with someone else's money... he announced the closure of Nyala University and all schools in the town. Nyala, second largest city in Sudan was brought to a standstill by the protests; government offices were shut down as rumours of vandalism spread across the city and the power was cut during the afternoon. |
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