Chad

The United Nations reports a 20-fold increase in the number of Sudanese refugees crossing into Chad, as fighting and hunger drive people from the Darfur region and beyond. Aid agencies warn funding is running dry, leaving food, water and shelter dangerously short for the growing influx. Humanitarian groups are calling for urgent international support to prevent a wider regional crisis.

The UN reports a 20-fold surge in Sudanese refugees crossing into Chad as famine, fighting and dwindling humanitarian funding drive mass displacement. Aid agencies warn supplies are running out, leaving new arrivals without food, shelter or medical care and straining camps along the border already stretched by the two-year conflict between Sudan's army and the RSF.

The number of Sudanese refugees crossing into Chad has surged sharply, with new arrivals reporting rape and abductions during their flight from the war in Sudan. Aid agencies and local authorities face mounting pressure to protect and shelter the growing displaced population along the border, as fighting continues to drive civilians from Darfur and surrounding regions into eastern Chad.

The International Organization for Migration says people displaced by fighting in Sudan's Darfur region are crossing the border into Chad. The agency also reported that more than two thousand people fled from El Fasher to Tawila in recent days because of deteriorating security conditions. The movement adds to the large displacement crisis caused by Sudan's ongoing conflict.

The UN refugee agency reports that 55,000 Sudanese have crossed into Chad since the start of the year, fleeing the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The arrivals add to a large existing refugee population in eastern Chad and are straining humanitarian resources, with aid agencies warning of growing needs for shelter, food and medical care in border areas.

Sudanese refugees in the Ouré-Cassoni camp in eastern Chad are facing worsening conditions after cuts to humanitarian funding. Aid reductions are limiting food, healthcare and basic services for people who fled the conflict in Sudan. The situation highlights the wider strain on relief operations across the region as international donors scale back contributions.

An opinion column argues Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco should face an investigation over what it calls an unlawful seizure of ballots. The piece, published by Times of San Diego, urges officials to examine the sheriff's conduct regarding ballots ahead of elections, framing the episode as a potential abuse of authority in California's Riverside County.