Global hunger monitor says famine in war-torn Sudan is spreading

At least a dozen aid workers and diplomats contacted by Reuters for this story said tensions increased between the Sudanese government and humanitarian aid organisations after the IPC determined Zamzam was in famine in August. The sources said the government is slowing the aid response. The government’s general and military intelligence services oversee aid delivery, subjecting international aid approvals to the SAF’s political and military goals, the sources said.The government is slow to approve visas for aid workers, and several aid workers said it has discouraged NGOs from…