Sudan: Abduction of Swiss Aid Worker in Darfur Continues

10 October 2017

El Fasher — The Swiss Margaret Schenkel has been kidnapped by gunmen in North Darfur for three days since Saturday. The Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre strongly condemns the abduction of the aid worker.

The head of the documentation centre DRDC, Abdelbagi Jibril, told Radio Dabanga yesterday that the kidnapped Schenkel is known for her long-term aid to malnourished children in Darfur during her long stay in El Fasher.

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