Chad has become a refuge for hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the conflict in Sudan – and, as violence against civilians intensifies in Darfur, even more people are crossing the border. The influx is straining already scarce resources in one of the poorest countries in Africa. Fresh from a visit to eastern Chad, Charlotte Slente of the Danish Refugee Council tells RFI why the escalating humanitarian crisis needs the world's attention.
Two and a half years into the war in Sudan, the United Nations and aid organisations are expecting a wave of new arrivals across the border. El Fasher, the city in North Darfur where reports suggest paramilitary forces have committed mass killings and other atrocities, lies some 300 km from eastern Chad.
