Protesters call for head of UN mission in Sudan expulsion

Protesters have surrounded the residence of the head of the UN mission in Sudan, Volker Perthes, in the eastern Port Sudan city to demand his expulsion from the red sea state.

Mr Perthes and other UN staff moved to Port Sudan from the capital, Khartoum, days after the fighting between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army erupted on 15 April.

In a series of tweets, a video of people carrying placards and waving Sudanese flags.

The tweets received mixed reactions, with some users calling for Mr Perthe’s expulsion as others denounced the demonstrations.

Pro-military and Islamist groups have held several protests against Mr Perthes in the past. He also recently received death threats from Sudanese extremists.

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres allowed the staff to move to Port Sudan but said that the UN was not leaving.