RIOTS have crippled operations at Sudan's main port as the country is wracked with political crisis, the recently installed government said, after it fended off a coup attempt, leading to the arrest of 40 army officers.
Manila port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) was awarded a 20-year concession to operate the terminal, but the agreement was swiftly canceled after port workers staged protests.
Demonstrators have blocked the main road connecting Port Sudan with the rest of the country paralysing operations at the main container and oil export terminals, reported Fort Lauderdale's Maritime Executive.
The peace deal was aimed at ending decades of conflict in Sudan and uniting the country behind a political transitional government, which was established following the ouster of former leader Omar al-Bashir in April 2019.
'The coup plotters tried to take advantage of the situation in different towns by closing ports and roads,' said Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, a 61-year-old economist who worked previously for the UN Economic Commission for Africa, was sworn in on August 21.
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have invested significant sums supporting the military council. Prime Minister Hamdok appointed 14 civilian ministers, including the first female foreign minister and the first Coptic Christian. As of August, the country was jointly led by chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the prime minister.
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Manila port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) was awarded a 20-year concession to operate the terminal, but the agreement was swiftly canceled after port workers staged protests.
Demonstrators have blocked the main road connecting Port Sudan with the rest of the country paralysing operations at the main container and oil export terminals, reported Fort Lauderdale's Maritime Executive.
The peace deal was aimed at ending decades of conflict in Sudan and uniting the country behind a political transitional government, which was established following the ouster of former leader Omar al-Bashir in April 2019.
'The coup plotters tried to take advantage of the situation in different towns by closing ports and roads,' said Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, a 61-year-old economist who worked previously for the UN Economic Commission for Africa, was sworn in on August 21.
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have invested significant sums supporting the military council. Prime Minister Hamdok appointed 14 civilian ministers, including the first female foreign minister and the first Coptic Christian. As of August, the country was jointly led by chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the prime minister.
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