Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières said on Tuesday it has withdrawn its staff from a Darfur hospital after a stretcher-bearer was shot dead, calling on a paramilitary group to guarantee the safety of staff there.
The victim, who worked for Sudan's health ministry, was killed outside the Zalingei Hospital on November 18 in an incident in which four others were also wounded, MSF said.
The facility is located in central Darfur state, in an area controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and removed from the front lines of the conflict with Sudan's army.
"Our teams cannot resume humanitarian activities until the Rapid Support Forces guarantee safe conditions to protect staff and patients," said Myriam Laaroussi, MSF emergency coordinator in Darfur, in a statement sent to reporters.
The RSF has denied harming civilians and says that anyone found to have committed abuses would be held accountable.
MSF operates an emergency room at the facility and does surgery, newborn care, and treats measles and cholera during outbreaks. In August, it temporarily suspended its activities at the same facility after a grenade explosion.
Plane crash kills all three crew members
A plane carrying food aid for international charity Samaritan's Purse crashed in South Sudan's Unity State on Tuesday, killing all three crew members, an official from the charity said.
The aircraft, operated by Nari Air, was taking two tonnes of supplies from the capital Juba to people who had been displaced by floods, Samaritan's Purse deputy director in South Sudan, Bikram Rai, told Reuters.
"Our team has reached the crash site, and it is with deep sadness that I share the confirmation that all three crew members have passed away," Rai said.
The aircraft crashed around 20 km outside Leer Airstrip in the oil-rich Unity State's Leer county near the border with Sudan at around 8 a.m.
Nari Air did not respond to a phone call seeking comment. There were no immediate details on the make or model of the aircraft.
On its website, Nari Air says it operates out of South Sudan and offers a range of services, including chartered services for cargo and passengers.