In the middle of July Sudan announced a ban on food relief flights to its
Western upper Nile province, where ironically two pro-government factions are
fighting each other for control of important oil fields. The main rebel group
in Sudan, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army announced a cease fire in the province
in July, but the government there apparently intends to keep on fighting.
According to the World Food Program, which is coordinating aid to Sudan, the
ban on aid flights leaves about 150,000 people at risk of starvation.
Source:
Ban on relief flights threatens 150,000 Sudanese, U.N. says. Associated Press,
July 27, 1999.