Protests over water outages turn violent in Sudan
People protesting water outages are dispersed by police officers in Port Sudan, Red Sea, Sudan.
People protesting water outages are dispersed by police officers in Port Sudan, Red Sea, Sudan.
Violent clashes between government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) cause the destruction of a water point and leave a reported 10 people dead and 16 more wounded in Wichok, Rubkona, Unity, South Sudan.
A fight breaks out between two militias over a dispute concerning an underground water storage tank.
Eleven people are injured after clashes between herdsmen over a water point in South Kordofan, Sudan.
Water for the Bari community in Somalia is cut off during a violent confrontation between militants that reportedly support Islamic State and Puntland security forces.
Fighting between two clans near Lagawa, West Kordofan, Sudan over ownership of a water point leaves six dead and several others wounded.
Troops from Ethiopia reportedly attack a water source used by al Shabaab, leading to further fighting, in Bulo Burto, Hilraan, Somalia.
Former Sudan Liberation Army-Abdul Wahid (SLA-AW) rebels and Arab nomads clash over access to a water point in Kebkabiya, North Darfur, Sudan, resulting in the death of a total of four people from both sides of the conflict.
Two people are killed when local clans fight over control of a water point in Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia.
Gunfire is exchanged between a soldier and a local resident due to a water dispute in Qandala, Bari, Somalia. Both parties are wounded.