UN says tribal clashes in Sudan’s Darfur region kill 40 over 3 days

CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. says renewed tribal violence between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan’s western Darfur region has killed at least 40 people over three days. The clashes erupted between the Arab Rizeigat and Masalit tribes in Genena, the provincial capital of West Darfur province Saturday. It followed the deaths of two people from the Masalit. The clashes pose a challenge to efforts by Sudan’s transitional government to end decades-long rebellions in areas like Darfur. Sudan is on a fragile path to democracy after an uprising led the military to overthrow longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. A military-civilian government now rules the country.