FileMore than 700 trucks are on their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan as part of a major scale-up of aid.That's after clearance was given by the Sudanese government.:: FileThe army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been locked in conflict since April 2023 causing acute hunger and disease .

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.

While the amount of aid on this convoy is just a drop in the ocean compared to the need, these trucks are delivering hope to people in Zamzam who have been battling famine on their own, cut off from aid for many months,

A World Food Programme (WFP) convoy arrived in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur, Sudan, on Friday – the first since famine was declared there three months ago, the UN agency has reported.

More than 700 trucks are currently on their way to communities across Sudan as part of a major scale up, a World Food Programme spokesperson said on Tuesday. "In total, the trucks will carry about 17,

Sudan on Tuesday accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of looting a World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy carrying food for thousands of people in North Darfur state and diverting it to Nyala, a city controlled by the paramilitary group.

The United Nations' World Food Programme said its first food trucks in several months had got through to a famine-stricken camp for displaced people in conflict-ravaged Sudan.