Sudan war: Famine rages as peace talks fall short yet again

Aid begins to trickle in but it is far too little, too late, says analyst Alex de Waal.

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The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) - which claims to be the government of Sudan - took a small step towards alleviating that famine earlier this week by allowing 15 UN aid lorries to cross the border from Chad to bring food to the starving.

Aid agencies hope that it opens the door to a full-scale relief effort that can save millions of lives.

But they fear it is just a symbolic concession - too little and too late.

Four weeks ago, the UN-accredited Integrated food security Phase Classification (IPC) system said that famine conditions existed in parts of Darfur, Sudan's westernmost region.

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