THE civil war in Sudan has created the “worst humanitarian crisis in the world,” the African Union warned on Tuesday.

The fighting between the Sudanese military government and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is hampering the delivery of aid to a population suffering attacks and the threat of famine, officials have said.

Mohamed Ibn Chambas, chairperson of the union’s panel on Sudan, posted on X that the civil war “has hampered access to humanitarian relief, led to [a] shortage of food and aggravated hunger.