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Protesters in eastern Sudan shut oil import pipeline - ministry

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok in Berlin, Germany, February 14, 2020. [Reuters, Hannibal Hanschke]

Protesters in eastern Sudan shut a pipeline that carries imported crude oil to the capital Khartoum, but there are enough reserves for the country's needs for up to ten days, the ministry of energy and oil said on Saturday.

Khartoum oil refinery, which produces fuel for domestic consumption, is still working normally, the ministry added in a statement.

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