August 3, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – Sudan’s foreign ministry on Saturday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of causing a famine in a displacement camp in Darfur by besieging the regional capital and blocking aid. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a group of U.N. and other aid agencies, on Aug. 1 declared a famine in the Zamzam camp, which houses nearly half a million people displaced by conflict in North Darfur state. The foreign ministry said in a statement the RSF, which has been fighting Sudan’s army since April, was responsible for “the spread of hunger in Zamzam camp, as part of its starvation strategy”. The RSF did not immediately respond to a request for comment. U.N. agencies have called the military-led government to open a border crossing with Chad to allow aid trucks to reach Darfur. Sudan’s government has rejected the request, saying the border could be used to supply the RSF with weapons. The RSF has besieged El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, since April, as part of its attempt to seize control of the city. Fighting in El Fasher has killed more than 1,000 people and displaced over 500,000, according to the U.N. …

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