Fuel Shortages and Rising Transport Fares Spark Protests in Sudan’s Atbara

Angry public protests broke out in Atbara, in northern Sudan’s River Nile state, over a sharp rise in public transport fares amid worsening fuel shortages.

The fare increases affected travel between Atbara and Al-Damer, prompting anger over the growing cost of journeys between the two cities.

The protests coincided with a deepening fuel crisis and a scarcity of petroleum products, adding to the transport difficulties facing residents.

The unrest brought together frustration over higher fares and dwindling fuel supplies, with both issues at the centre of the public anger in Atbara.