Russian company Alliance agrees to settle claims of Wadi al-Ashar residents

An agreement brokered by Sudan’s Ministry of Minerals has brought an end to a sit-in by residents of the Wadi al-Ashar area in the Red Sea State, held in front of the Russian mining company "Alliance." The company agreed to meet the local community's demands, allowing it to resume operations which had been halted due to disputes concerning financial entitlements, corporate social responsibility, a…