Sudan: Kassala Gold Traders Shut Shop Amid Clashes, Illicit Parallel Market

[Dabanga] Kassala -- The closure of the gold market in Kassala entered its second consecutive day on Tuesday, after traders shut their shops on Monday in protest at repeated incidents and clashes involving itinerant gold sellers, and what they say is the authorities' failure to address complaints they have been raising for some time. Several gold traders told Radio Dabanga that the closure followed an incident on Monday in the vicinity of the market that escalated into clashes and assaults, injuring a passer-by. They said it