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April 28, 2023

Food Shortages Worsen in Sudan as Battles Continue Despite Ceasefires
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In Sudan, heavy explosions and gunfire continue to ring out across the
capital Khartoum, even after Sudan's army agreed to a 72-hour extension
of a humanitarian ceasefire with the rival Rapid Support Forces
paramilitary group. There are reports of fighting near Sudan's army
headquarters, the presidential palace and Khartoum's main airport.
Residents report severe shortages of flour and other staple foods.

Tarek Ahmed: "People are not thinking about anything except worrying
about themselves, their families and extended families. The situation
now is that the food supplies are dwindling, and citizens will soon face
a famine, or at least a crushing food crisis."

Even before fighting erupted between rival factions of Sudan's military
government on April 15, a third of Sudan's 46 million people were
dependent on humanitarian aid.


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