Sudanese Rebels Sign Deal for Aid in Two Embattled States
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A Sudanese rebel group said it signed an agreement with the government to allow aid into rebel-controlled areas in two border states where the U.S. says half a million people may face famine conditions.
The accord, signed on Feb. 18 with the United Nations, the African Union and the Arab League, will allow humanitarian assistance to flow into oil-rich Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states, said Arnu Ngutulu Lodi, spokesman for the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North. The implementation of the agreement has yet to be discussed, he said.