Sudan: Minister Denies Famine in Sudan

Port Sudan / Darfur / Nuba Mountains — Sudan’s Acting Minister of Agriculture, Abubakr El Bishri, has denied that there are any signs of famine in the country, refuting reports by UN and other international organisations that at least a third of the Sudanese population are facing intense food shortages. El Bishri asserts that “all the talk about famine in Sudan is aimed at opening the borders to smuggle weapons and equipment to the rebel forces, and to pave the way for the entry of foreign…