A German aid agency is halting aid deliveries to almost half a million people affected by civil war in northern Darfur province in Sudan due to increasing attacks on relief staff.
The German World Food Program said that in the past five weeks, armed gangs had attacked aid workers, threatened to kill them on two occasions and stolen seven trucks with supplies. The Bonn-based agency said it was now trying to secure safety guarantees from the various fighting factions. Many of the around 80 humanitarian organisations in Darfur have reduced staff or operations, and some have pulled out altogether due to violence.
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