Medical charity halts activities in major displacement camp in W. Sudan due to heavy fighting


KHARTOUM, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The non-governmental medical aid group, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), announced Monday the suspension of all its activities in the Zamzam displacement camp in western Sudan's North Darfur State.

"The current escalation of attacks and fighting in and around Zamzam camp for displaced people near El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, is making it impossible for MSF to continue providing medical assistance," the MSF said in a statement.

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