Germany suspends humanitarian missions to Sudan

The German Defense Ministry has announced that the German Army will suspend next week its humanitarian missions in Sudan which has been implemented in the course of UN activities to fight hunger, "Lifeline Sudan."

A statement released by the German Defense Ministry said that Defense Minister Rudolph Sharping has decided to summon the German team which has served in Sudan since September 13. The team will return to Germany on November 9.

Germany has dispatched two Transal C-160 planes and 50 soldiers from the German Army on an 8-day mission in southern Sudan, which is hit by starvation.

The statement explained that since September 21, 76 air flights were carried out and 540 tonnes of foodstuffs were transported from Khartoum to Wao, in southern Sudan.