Sudan to allow use of Adre crossing for three more months
The army-led government of Sudan said on February 17th that it would allow aid agencies to use the Adre border crossing for a further three months as of February 16th, reported Reuters.
The government had restricted use of the crossing last year, a crossing which is crucial to for those trying to reach famine-stricken parts of the Darfur region.
The government claimed that the that the rival Rapid Support Forces militia used it to transport weapons, a claim which it denied.
Reuters
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