The soaring price of bread and fuel was the spark for the outrage.
Now Sudan’s President is in the firing line, with Omar Al-Bashir facing growing demands to end his 29 year rule.
Riot police dispersed crowds marching towards his presidential palace on Tuesday with tear gas and bullets.
The government says 12 people have been killed in eight days of protests.
Amnesty International thinks the total could be at least 37.
The President’s promising reforms to improve living standards.
But will they be enough to save him?

Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
Sara Abdelgalil – President, Sudan Doctors’ Association UK
Hafiz Moahmmad – Director, Justice Africa
Hajooj Kuka – Member, GIRIFNA, nonviolent resistance movement in Sudan