Residents of El Shajara district in southern Khartoum went to the street in a mass demonstration on Friday over a shortage of water in the urban district.

Demonstrators protested against the lack of drinking water in the district over the last two months, chanting slogans such as “Water, water! We have paid bills for nothing but corruption,” and “Living between two Niles, and still thirsty.”

A resident of El Shajara alleged that the water distribution network supplying the district with water was recently diverted to the Yathrib district, “Where adherents of the ruling party reside.”

The director of the Water Wells Corporation in southern Khartoum promised the demonstrators to dig new wells for the district.

Reporting by Radio Dabanga