Cairo: Civilians in a besieged area south of Sudan's war-torn capital received their first aid convoy this week since the war began 20 months ago, local volunteers said. A total of 28 trucks arrived in the Jebel Awliya area,

The ongoing conflict has exacerbated Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, with more than 24.6 million people — nearly half the population — suffering from acute food insecurity, according to the WFP

Civilians in the paramilitary RSF held capital of Sudan received their first aid convoy since the war began 20 months ago, volunteers said.

In a breakthrough, trucks stacked with vital food supplies roll into war-hit Khartoum.

The country is in the grip of the world’s worst hunger crisis but security threats have hampered the delivery of aid.