Sudanese government wants aid control

The Sudanese government has told the United Nations that all aid flights to southern Sudan must go from the capital, Khartoum, from now on.

The move follows allegations by the Sudanese government that aid agencies operating from outside Sudan had airlifted arms to separatist rebels in the south.

A BBC correspondent in Khartoum says relief agencies are furious at Sudanese government attempts to control the flow of aid, and that government interference could destroy the UN-sponsored aid programme.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service