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August 23, 2024

Desperately Needed U.N. Food Trucks Begin to Enter Darfur After Sudan Military Reopens Chad Border
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The World Food Programme says a small convoy of humanitarian aid trucks
has entered Sudan, offering a slight respite to thousands of displaced
people facing famine in western Darfur's Kereinik region. The U.N.
convoy comes after the Sudanese military agreed to reopen portions of
Sudan's border with Chad. The Sudanese army had previously allowed only
a trickle of aid into Sudan, claiming the rival Rapid Support Forces
were using the routes for smuggling weapons.


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