2023-09-15 07:37:02
Time.news – The war in Sudan does not stop. The suffering, the number of deaths and displaced people multiply in a senseless clash between two generals who only care about the conquest of power. But there are no glimmers of hope for a negotiated solution. General Abdelfattah al-Burhan, head of the regular army, and the Rapid Support Forces of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti, they have no intention of sitting down at a negotiating table to resolve the crisis.
Indeed, in recent days the fighting has intensified and has become, if possible, even more bloody, extending to many regions of the country. Both want to achieve “absolute” victory in Sudan. For what? Defending economic interests that have always been in the hands of the military. Every activity, in fact, is governed by the army and armed militias: from banks to raw materials, in a division between the two strong men which, evidently, was no longer enough for both. The two generals want to get their hands on everything and it doesn’t matter if people suffer. Just today five months of war and needless suffering, death, loss and destruction have passed.
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United Nations High Commissioner Volker Turk explained that there is no respite in sight, “my staff traveled to Chad and Ethiopia in June and July to gather first-hand information from people who fled violence in Sudan: Their testimonies highlight the information my office has obtained about the scope and brutality of this conflict. We heard stories of family members killed or raped. Stories of relatives arrested without reason. Of piles of bodies in the streets. Of a desperate and persistent hunger.”
The conflict, as expected, has paralyzed the economy, pushing millions of people to the brink of poverty, essential services are on the brink of collapse, almost blocked, such as education and healthcare. More than 7.4 million children are without drinking water and at least 700 thousand are at risk of serious malnutrition. On the refugee front, it is above all Chad that suffers heavy consequences, a country that is trapped on its borders, in addition to the Sudanese crisis, the coup d’état in Niger and the closure of trade corridors are causing significant problems in the supply of raw materials .
The situation of refugees arriving from Sudan is further worsening the situation. According to data reported by the United Nations, 418 thousand people arrived in Chad between refugees and Chadians who have decided to return home. Approximately 85% of Sudanese refugees and 93% of returnees are women and children. In this context, the World Bank has announced a tranche of aid of 340 million dollars to support N’Djamena in managing reception, despite NGOs reporting that only 34% of the requested aid has arrived to support humanitarian aid.
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— UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) September 12, 2023
Anna Bjerde, director general for operations at the World Bank, announced the economic support package from a refugee camp in eastern Chad during a two-day joint visit with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi. According to Bjerde, “the refugee crisis in the east of the country is adding further pressure to the provision of social services and natural resources. Working with UNHCR and other partners, we remain committed to helping those most in need and supporting economic recovery long-term and the resilience of the region”.
Grandi, who was received in N’Djamena by several ministers of the military transition government led by President Mahamat Deby Itno, hoped that “the example of the World Bank will inspire other development actors to intensify their interventions, since Chad he cannot be left alone to face this serious crisis.” For the international community, helping Chad should be a priority in a region tormented by wars, coups d’état and change of regimes.
Chadian public opinion is already suffering and in turmoil. Furthermore, the difficulty in finding raw materials and the Sudanese refugee crisis could have repercussions on the country’s already high inflation. The latest available data – referring to April 2023 – speaks of a +12.5%, and the food sector reached 18.8%, an increase compared to the previous figure, +16%.
The difficulty in supplying goods, therefore, could further weigh on the State’s revenues, already strained due to a purchasing power that is progressively decreasing and, therefore, further exacerbate the spirits of a civil society that does not look favorably on the current regime “inherited”, after the death of Deby father, by his son.
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