War in Sudan: alarming humanitarian situation in the Chadian town of Adré
The Sudanese conflict has not abated: in five months, more than five million people have been displaced by the fighting. Of these, nearly 420,000 Sudanese have sought refuge in neighbouring Chad. | The Sudanese conflict has not abated: in five months, more than five million people have been displaced by the fighting. Of these, nearly 420,000 Sudanese have sought refuge in neighbouring Chad. The population of the small town of Adré has increased sevenfold. Prices of staple foods have skyrocketed. Sanitary conditions are precarious, and diseases such as malaria proliferate during this rainy season. 85 per cent of Sudanese exiles registered here in Chad are women and children. The Sudanese conflict has not abated: in five months, more than five million people have been displaced by the fighting. Among them, nearly 420,000 Sudanese have found refuge in Chad.