Major food aid 'scale-up' underway to famine-hit Sudan, WFP says

UN: first food trucks reach Sudan's famine-hit Zamzam camp

The United Nations' World Food Programme said on Tuesday its first food trucks in several months had got through to a famine-stricken camp for displaced people in conflict-ravaged Sudan. War has raged since April 2023 between the Sudanese army under de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. It has triggered one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Mo…

Another year of sadness for Sudan

I didn’t go to the poet Mzi Mahola’s funeral. Ernest, another well-known Eastern Cape poet, said that he would give me a lift in his car but I did not go. How much light there is in this room is the test. If I will wake up and greet the day or if I will […] The post Another year of sadness for Sudan appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

Eye on Africa - World Food Programme scales up operations to deliver aid in famine-hit Sudan

Displaced people living in Sudan's North Darfur state cheer at the arrival of the first convoy of food and supplies in months, but the glimmer of hope is still vastly short of what's needed. Also, Namibia heads into general elections, with the ruling party SWAPO facing stiffer than ever competition amid popular frustration over disparities. Plus we head to the Gambia, which plans to reduce plastic waste by 86 percent over the next 10 years. But …

Major food aid ‘scale-up’ under way to famine-hit Sudan, WFP says

More than 700 trucks are on their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan as part of a major scale-up after clearance came through from the Sudanese government, a World Food Programme spokesperson said on Tuesday.

WFP: Major Food Aid 'Scale-up' Underway to Famine-hit Sudan

More than 700 trucks are on their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan as part of a major scale-up after clearance came through from the Sudanese government, a World Food Program spokesperson said on Tuesday. The army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been locked in conflict since April 2023 that has caused acute hunger and disease across the country. Both sides are accused of impeding aid deliveries, the RSF by looting and the arm…

Sudan’s displacement camp receives food aid after three months of famine

A World Food Programme convoy carrying 17,500 tonnes of food, enough to sustain 1.5 million people for a month, is en route to communities across Sudan. Read all