Local authorities in East Darfur suspended all neighborhood aid committees following severe allegations of widespread corruption and favoritism.
Executive Director Mohamed Osman Adam froze committee operations and confiscated official seals after civil groups demanded immediate dissolution over aid manipulation.
Participants at a local summit revealed that officials siphoned cash assistance meant for vulnerable families affected by Sudan’s ongoing war.
Sources report that a judicial task force opened a formal investigation into distributed cash aid worth $110 per eligible family.
Displaced residents alleged that survey teams systematically excluded deserving households while repeatedly issuing disbursements to favored, duplicate names.
Local authorities now face mounting public pressure to overhaul humanitarian resource management as desperate populations rely entirely on international aid.
Regional observers note the scandal coincides with broader financial corruption inquiries targeting public administration officials across East Darfur state.
