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Chad hosts hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees as regional humanitarian crisis extends

France 2427 October 2026, 11:13 UTCSudan

Sudan’s war is spilling over into Chad. A drone strike killed at least four people last week in the border town of Bamina, and hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees have crossed over in search of safety. Many of those who survived the massacre in El Fasher are still deeply traumatised. FRANCE 24's correspondent Harold Girard has more.

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