Beja tribe dispute Al-Arabiya report and still enforcing port shutdown: Reuters

The Beja tribe are still enforcing a port shutdown and roadblocks in eastern Sudan, a leader of the protest movement launched by the tribal group told Reuters.

The tribes forced Red Sea ports to close in September in protest at what they say is the region's lack of political power and poor economic conditions. The closures led to shortages of essential medicines, fuel and wheat.

"We have nothing to do with the dispute in Khartoum," said Karar Askar, a leader of the protest group, referring to a military coup that toppled the government of Abdalla Hamdok on Monday.