Refugees from Darfur enter CAR. The two crises become more and more interlinked.
Posted in Central African Republic, Maps, humanitarian crisis, janjaweed, sudan on May 29th, 2007 No Comments »
On Monday 28 May a rapid needs assessment mission led by UNHCR and composed of BONUCA, OCHA, WFP, the NGO Triangle and the government visited the town of Sam Ouandja, located in the Haute Kotto prefecture at some 950 kms from Bangui and 80 kms from the Sudan border in north-eastern CAR.
The purpose of the mission was to evaluate the humanitarian needs of a reported influx of Sudanese refugees from the Sudanese town of Daffaq (approximately 15,000 inhabitants), 120 km from the border with CAR and 350 km south of Nyala in South Darfur.
According to the refugees, Sudanese government forces backed by armed militias described as “Janjaweed” attacked Daffaq between 12 and 18 May triggering the forced displacement of civilian populations towards South Sudan and various locations in north-eastern CAR, including Am-Dafok and Sam Ouandja. Continue Reading »
