Sudan's Khartoum gets first aid convoy since war began

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

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The country is currently experiencing the "world's worst hunger crisis", according to the United Nations, as a result of fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

When trucks loaded with aid rolled into south Khartoum on Thursday, there were "tears of laughter and joy", humanitarian worker Duaa Tariq told the BBC.

Aid agencies have long complained that security threats and roadblocks - set up by the warring sides - have hampered vital deliveries.

In order for Thursday's breakthrough to take place, UN agencies and Sudanese community groups negotiated with the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

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