Fighting near Sudan aid hub; UN agrees to early withdrawal of DRC peacekeepers

United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 19, 2023

The United Nations raised the alarm on Tuesday over fighting raging near the former safe haven of Wad Madani in Sudan where the population had swelled to more than 700,000. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Sunday set up a base near Wad Madani, where their offensive has sent thousands fleeing Sudan's second city and former aid hub, many of them already displaced. The paramilitaries ha