Inter-communal violence displaces over 31,000 in Blue Nile
July 26, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – Unconfirmed reports indicate that over 31,000 people have been displaced after intercommunal violence in the Ganis, Ar Rusayris locality of Sudan’s Blue Nile State, the United Nations said.
The displaced population, according to the latest update from the UN humanitarian agency (OCHA) and are in Blue Nile, Sennar, Aj Jazira and White Nile states.
“About 12,600 IDPs [Internally Displaced Persons] are in Ed Damazine and outside of Damazine locality, Blue Nile,” partly reads the report.
About 12,800 people from Blue Nile, according to reports from local authorities and partners, sought refuge in Sennar State, 4,500 people in White Nile while an estimated 1,220 people are in Aj Jazira State.
Meanwhile, humanitarian organizations have reportedly continued to provide the displaced and affected people with assistance, while health partners have dispatched supplies enough for at least 30,000 people for three months.
Clashes erupted in the Blue Nile region between Berta or Funj, the original inhabitants of south-eastern Sudan, and Hausa people whose ethnic roots are in Nigeria. The latter seek to establish a chiefdom and claim territory in the war-ravaged area.
The tribal violence sparked after the killing of a Hausa over land ownership in Roseiris on July 14. The clashes spread to Ed Damazin and other areas on 15 and 16 July.
(ST)