Anarchy in Sudan has spawned the world’s worst famine in 40 years

Re:Anarchy in Sudan has spawned the world’s worst famine in ... by gruez on Sunday September 01, 2024 @10:28AM (#41417240)

>The famine in Gaza generates a lot of outrage because there was a line of trucks loaded with food rotting outside, as there is an apartheid system in place actively withholding food to generate said famine.

That sounds... pretty similar to what's happening in Sudan? From the OP:

>[...] Some of the shortage is down to theft and damage by the RSF and other militias. But much blame lies also with the SAF, which is loth to allow food into areas, including most of Darfur, under the control of the RSF.

>A single convoy of aid trucks can wait six weeks or more in Port Sudan to be cleared by the SAF for onward travel. Even then, almost all of it goes to SAF-controlled areas. Only a tiny fraction has reached Darfur. [...]

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Re:Anarchy in Sudan has spawned the world’s worst famine in ... by Qem on Sunday September 01, 2024 @11:24AM (#41417696)

Sudan is, like, over 1000 km wide. The Gaza strip is only 25 km in its longest side. In one case sheer distance imposes some logistic challenges to deliver aid. In the other the distance that separates starving people from food could be traversed by foot, if occupation forces were not playing target practice with them. See https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/02/gaza-palestini... and https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2023/11/13/if-gaza-w...

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