‘HAC denied French NGO permit for 2014’: Central Darfur Commissioner

The Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) had to close its doors because the Sudanese Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) did not wish to renew its agreement with the French-based organisation for 2014. In an interview published by the Sudanese daily newspaper Akhir Lahza, the Humanitarian Aid Commissioner of Central Darfur, Radi Ali Amin, said that HAC’s refusal to sign the 2014 agreement with ACTED does not mean that the organisation is expelled from Sudan. Amin pointed to irregularities in the safety and security procedures of the organisation. He also downplayed the importance of projects realised by ACTED, that has been operating in the field of infrastructure in Darfur for nearly four years.“The size of the projects implemented by the organisation is rather small in comparison to size of the funds at its disposal,” the Commissioner said. File photo: A Darfur camp for the displaced in the rainy season Related: French aid organisation shut-down in Darfur (19 March 2014)