Chad

EXPLAINER

Why are some African countries banning US citizens from entry?

Mali and Burkina Faso are the latest to issue ‘tit-for-tat’ bans on visas for US citizens with immediate effect.

Sudan group accuses RSF of raping 19 women who fled el-Fasher

Sudan Doctors Network says two of the victims were pregnant and calls for immediate action to protect Sudanese women.

Humanitarian crisis worsens after latest Sudan conflict surge

Ikram Abdalkareem and her mother escaped Sudan with nothing but the clothes on their backs. [Ala Kheir/UNHCR]

Sudanese refugees cluster beneath trees and within improvised shelters at a temporary settlement in Koulbous, Chad, along the Sudan border. They seek respite from the sun after escaping the persistent conflict that began in Sudan in April 2023. [Ala Kheir/UNHCR]

The demand for water in the Farchana refugee settlement has increased dramatically. [Ala Kheir/UNHCR]

Mohamed Ibrahim, a pharmacist originally from central Sudan, escaped the conflict with his family and currently works at Farchana Hospital. As resources and personnel become critically scarce, he grows increasingly worried about the wellbeing of his fellow refugees in the settlement. [Ala Kheir/UNHCR]

The malnutrition centre at Farchana Hospital is currently providing critical care to at least 80 infants and children who require urgent medical support. [Ala Kheir/UNHCR]

Lab technician Ismail Babikr Abbas Hassan draws a blood sample from Sudanese refugee, Anwar Abdaalrasoul. [Ala Kheir/UNHCR]

Farchana refugee settlement houses more than 22,000 Sudanese refugees, including some who have lived there since their initial displacement during the 2003 Darfur conflict. [Ala Kheir/UNHCR]

Dr Alsadig Ahmed Hamed Yahya has served at Farchana Hospital since 2013, following his education funded by a UNHCR scholarship. While passionate about his role, he emphasizes the critical importance of expanding the medical staff to sustain healthcare services throughout the camp. [Ala Kheir/UNHCR]

Little Amna Ishag remains under the careful observation of health professionals at the malnutrition centre. Her mother, Hawa, keeps a vigilant eye as Amna receives the essential nutrition needed for her recovery. [Ala Kheir/UNHCR]

Among the more than 80 children currently receiving care at the clinic is one-year-old Ayub, who suffers from acute malnutrition. [Ala Kheir/UNHCR]

The malnutrition clinic at Farchana Hospital offers specialised meals and nutritional formulas for infants and children. However, without immediate funding, the facility faces closure by late 2025. [Ala Kheir/UNHCR]

At her residence in Farchana Refugee Settlement, Sudanese psychiatrist Nidal Shamsaldin expresses her commitment to helping other refugees recover from trauma. "My knowledge of mental health is what kept me stable," she says. "Many people around me went through even more traumatic experiences. Working here at the hospital allows me to support them — especially families who don't know how to cope with psychological struggles." [Ala Kheir/UNHCR]

Children gather water from a nearby river, a critical resource facing increasing strain. The combination of drier weather and the continuous surge of refugees from Sudan has intensified water shortages to alarming levels. [Ala Kheir/UNHCR]

Established in January 2004, Farchana refugee camp in eastern Chad lies less than 100km from Adre, near the Sudanese border. The camp was created to provide shelter for refugees escaping the Darfur conflict. [Ala Kheir/UNHCR]

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A Sudanese refugee girl carries her brother, at the Iridimi refugee camp northwest of Iriba, in Wadi Fira province, eastern Chad. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]

An elderly woman walks through the Touloum refugee camp, on the outskirts of the town of Iriba, in Wadi Fira province, eastern Chad. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]

Sudanese refugees walk through a sandstorm at the Touloum refugee camp. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]

Refugees build a house of clay bricks inside the Iridimi refugee camp. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]

Children attend classes under a tree in the Iridimi refugee camp. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]

Of Sudan’s 18 states, the RSF controls all five states of the Darfur region in the west, except for some northern parts of North Darfur that remain under army control. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]

Sudanese refugee boys from Darfur carry canisters at the Iridimi refugee camp in Wadi Fira province, Chad

The conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which began in April 2023, has killed at least 40,000 people and displaced 12 million. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]

The latest wave of displacement follows RSF attacks, with support from the SPLM-North faction, on several villages in South Kordofan. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]