Sudanese transitional authorities have reached an agreement with protesters who had blocked two crucial pipelines in the east and disrupted the flow of oil in and out of the country.
The demonstrators from the Beja community have been protesting for weeks, blocking the pipeline transporting oil exports from landlocked South Sudan and the other handling crude imports into Sudan.
A delegation from the transitional authorities on Sunday held talks with the protesters.
It was followed by a tentative agreement with Beja community elders to allow passage of oil exports through Bashayer port, the main terminal close to Port Sudan where exports from South Sudan are shipped from.
The Beja elders have said they will need a week, after the tentative agreement, to further discuss the matter.
Sudanese transitional authorities have reached an agreement with protesters who had blocked two crucial pipelines in the east and disrupted the flow of oil in and out of the country.
The demonstrators from the Beja community have been protesting for weeks, blocking the pipeline transporting oil exports from landlocked South Sudan and the other handling crude imports into Sudan.
A delegation from the transitional authorities on Sunday held talks with the protesters.
It was followed by a tentative agreement with Beja community elders to allow passage of oil exports through Bashayer port, the main terminal close to Port Sudan where exports from South Sudan are shipped from.
The Beja elders have said they will need a week, after the tentative agreement, to further discuss the matter.
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