Saudi aid convoys arrive at Nile River and Northern states in Sudan

RIYADH: Convoys carrying relief supplies sent by Saudi aid agency KSrelief have arrived at Nile River State and Northern State in Sudan, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.

The arrival of the convoys at their destinations marks the start of the second phase of a project to support food security in the North African country, officials said.

Maj. Gen. Abdul Mahmoud Hammad Hussein, the acting governor of Nile River State, thanked Saudi Arabia for the aid and relief projects it provides, through KSrelief, for the Sudanese people, who are facing a humanitarian crisis.