RSF forces block aid to Sudan

Sudan’s rival military factions have been at war since last April. Pic/AFP

Sudan's Foreign Ministry has alleged that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had blocked several United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) trucks carrying humanitarian aid en route to El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State.

The Ministry claimed the RSF intercepted the trucks that were dispatched to address the food and health crisis in displacement camps, particularly targeting malnutrition among children. The RSF was accused of obstructing humanitarian convoys along the Al-Dabba-Mellit-El Fasher route by deploying forces near the city of Mellit to confiscate supplies.

This development follows the Sudanese Foreign Ministry's recent notification to the UN, confirming the government's consent for the use of the Al-Tina crossing with Chad and the Port Sudan-Atbara-Mellit-El Fasher route for aid transport.

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