The UN has estimated that 100,000 people will flee the Sudan conflict toward Chad, which already hosts over half a million refugees. Tens of thousands of Sudanese nationals have already escaped the recent violence in their homeland, mostly to South Sudan and Chad. Around 12 million people live in South Sudan, of which 2.3 million are internally displaced. As Robert Bociaga wrote in a recent report in Arab News: “Sudan exports crude oil produced by South Sudan. But now the Sudan conflict is leading to increased border insecurity in southern Libya, particularly owing to the cross-border movements of displaced citizens and fighters.

Source: Ethiopian News May 02, 2023 19:13 UTC