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Governor of North Darfur acknowledges food shortage

AL FASHER (5 Jan.) Due to the lack of rainfalls this year there is a large scale food shortage in North-Darfur. Governor of the North Darfur Mohammed Osman Kibir acknowledged today the lack of food supply in the region. He announced his government has put in place an integrated plan to confront the issue including a survey to determine the overall size of the crisis and a survey about the involvement of the central government to contain or tackle the issue.