DUBAI (Reuters) – Sudan’s government said on Monday it would allow aid agencies to use the Adre border crossing for a further three months as of February 16. The government had last year restricted use of the crossing, which is crucial to reach famine-stricken parts of the Darfur region, saying that the rival Rapid Support […]
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Sudan to allow aid agencies to use Adre border crossing for three more months
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DUBAI (Reuters) – Sudan’s government said on Monday it would allow aid agencies to use the Adre border crossing for a further three months as of February 16.
The government had last year restricted use of the crossing, which is crucial to reach famine-stricken parts of the Darfur region, saying that the rival Rapid Support Forces used it to transport weapons, which it denied.
(Reporting by Khalid Abdelaziz; Editing by Alison Williams)