Sudanese refugees fleeing Darfur find safety in Chad

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After fleeing horrific violence in Sudan’s West Darfur, refugees are arriving to Chad traumatized and with children who are often malnourished.

By Lalla Sy in Farchana, Chad

29 September 2023

Zeinab escaped to Chad with her two children after armed men attacked her home in El Geneina and killed her husband.

Zeinab, 22, recalls the morning in May when armed men attacked her house in El Geneina, capital of Sudan’s West Darfur State.

Zeinab and her son stand on the doorstep of their new shelter.

A new extension has been built at Farchana camp in Chad's Ouaddaï province, where over 4,000 Sudanese refugees have been relocated from the border.

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