Sudanese protesters on Monday blocked main roads leading to the crucial Red Sea port to protest a 2020 peace deal, demanding parts relating to their eastern region be scrapped. In October 2020, several rebel groups signed a landmark accord with a military-civilian transition government which came to power shortly after the April 2019 ouster of long-time autocrat Omar al-Bashir. But Sudan’s eastern Beja people have criticised parts of the fragile peace deal, saying it does not represent them. Since last week, hundreds of Sudanese protesters have staged a sit-in demanding the dismissal of the Re…