Sudan says running low on fuel oil and wheat due to port blockade

FILE PHOTO: A worker prepares bread dough before baking in a traditional oven at a bakery in Khartoum, Sudan February 16, 2020. Picture taken February 16, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A three-week blockade of Sudan's main port by tribal protesters is causing shortages of wheat and fuel oil for power generation, endangering the country's already faulty electricity supply, a cabinet minister said on Saturday.

Tensions between Sudan's military and civilian leaders have been running high in recent weeks, and some civilian figures have accused the military of playing a role in the Beja tribe's blockade of Port Sudan, surrounding roads and fuel pipelines.