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MSF in Sudan to pull out of war-torn Blue Nile, parts of Darfur - statement


    KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The Brussels-based section of Medecins Sans Frontieres will pull out of war-torn parts of Sudan due to a lack of cooperation from authorities, the medical charity said in a statement on Thursday.

    It will stop operations in South and East Darfur and Blue Nile State, where violence has been increasing since the government asked a UN-African Union peacekeeping mission to leave and ceasefire talks with rebels collapsed in December.

    The Sudanese government could not be immediately reached for comment.

    (Reporting By Khalid Abdelaziz; Writing By Shadi Bushra; Editing by Nick Macfie)