Egypt suspends truck traffic to Sudan after Khartoum attack

Egypt has indefinitely suspended the passage of trucks bound for Sudan through the Qustul land port after two Egyptian drivers were killed and a third was injured in a shooting at a market south of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. The management of Egypt’s Qustul port, which operates under the General Authority for Land and Dry Ports at the Ministry of Transport, has ordered all trucks heading to the port to stop. Trucks will not be allowed to cross by ferry into Sudan until further instructions, citing “security developments in Sudan’s Northern State”. The suspension does not apply to passenger traffic. Buses, private cars, minibuses and individual travellers are still allowed to cross, while the restrictions apply only to trucks. An […]