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Militia-like movements emerge in Chad as intercommunal violence surges

Militia-like movements emerge in Chad as intercommunal violence surges

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Chad is witnessing the emergence of militia-like movements as intercommunal violence intensifies across the country and the wider Lake Chad basin, according to local authorities and international observers. Officials have flagged at least five separate incidents in the past month alone, underscoring a worrying trend that has left communities increasingly vulnerable and stretched the capacity […]

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Escaping Darfur: Mothers Face Starvation Under Trees in Chad

Escaping Darfur: Mothers Face Starvation Under Trees in Chad

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Women and children who have fled the western Sudanese region of Darfur are sheltering under sparse trees along Chad’s eastern border, where aid workers describe conditions of severe hunger and growing desperation. The refugees, many of them mothers who walked for days to escape violence in their homeland, say they have been left with little

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Dozens of MSF staff accused of sexual abuse and exploitation of Sudanese refugees in Chad

Dozens of MSF staff accused of sexual abuse and exploitation of Sudanese refugees in Chad

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One of the world’s leading humanitarian medical organizations is facing fresh allegations of systemic abuse after a report accused dozens of its staff members of sexually exploiting Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad. The organization has confirmed that 18 workers were dismissed following internal investigations into what it described as “serious misconduct.” Scope of the allegations

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MSF dismisses 18 staff members over sexual exploitation allegations involving Sudanese refugees in Chad

MSF dismisses 18 staff members over sexual exploitation allegations involving Sudanese refugees in Chad

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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the international medical charity known in English as Doctors Without Borders, has dismissed 18 members of staff following internal investigations into allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse involving Sudanese refugees hosted in eastern Chad. The organisation said the dismissed workers were found to have committed “serious misconduct” during probes launched in

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