Demonstrators gathered in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, to condemn deadly airstrikes on Sudanese gold miners near the Egyptian border, accusing Egyptian military aircraft of carrying out the attacks and demanding accountability for civilian deaths.
The protesters expressed solidarity with the victims of the October 10 bombardment in the North Valley mining region, which Sudanese rights groups say killed dozens of civilians.
Participants accused Egyptian warplanes of striking mining settlements inside Sudanese territory, describing the attacks as a violation of national sovereignty, according to local Sudanese media.
Demonstrators carried placards calling for the protection of civilian miners and measures to prevent further attacks on communities working in remote gold-producing areas.
The protesters also criticised the army-aligned authorities in Port Sudan, accusing them of failing to respond adequately to the killings. Some participants alleged that the authorities were complicit in the attacks, although no independently verified evidence establishing such involvement has been presented.
The demonstration reflected growing anger over the reported bombardment, which has prompted calls from Sudanese political movements, civil society organisations and rights groups for an independent investigation.
Participants expressed solidarity with the families of those killed and wounded, urging authorities to provide assistance to survivors and relatives of the victims.
The Emergency Lawyers rights group has reported at least 72 deaths, while the Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS) has put the toll at more than 200. The conflicting figures have not been independently verified.
Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ordered the formation of a fact-finding committee on Monday to investigate the attacks. The committee includes representatives from judicial, prosecutorial and security institutions.
Egypt has not publicly acknowledged responsibility for the October 10 strikes. Its military has separately confirmed operations against unauthorised gold mining in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, without accepting responsibility for the reported deaths in Sudan.
