many inhabitants leave the country

Exfiltrated by the Saudi army, women and men will leave Sudan aboard several boats, then a warship. Direction Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The faces are serious and the hearts very heavy. For many, it’s a one way trip. But there are far less comfortable exiles. On foot or on horseback, the poorest will reach the refugee camps in neighboring Chad. A new life in tents, but far from war. “They attacked our village and they killed those of us who wanted to leave our homes”explains a woman.

Many shortages

Since three weeks ago that fighting rages between the camps of the two generals struggling for power. Despite the truce again extended for 72 hours, the war continues in 12 of the 18 states of the country. Those who remain face shortages of water, electricity, gasoline and medicine, including in hospitals in the capital where doctors are in despair. A cargo of 8 tonnes of aid, including surgical equipment, should temporarily relieve the medical teams trapped in this conflict which has already left at least 528 dead and more than 4,600 injured.