Dakar — A truck drivers' strike in Cameroon over deteriorating security conditions in neighbouring Central African Republic is stopping humanitarian aid from reaching thousands of children, said the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Around 3,000 cartons of ready-to-use therapeutic food - used to treat malnutrition in children under five - are stuck in Cameroon, along with 24 metric tonnes of aluminium sulphite for water treatment, hygiene kits and cold storage for vaccines. All the aid is destined for CAR.
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