In mid-April 2023, in the heart of Khartoum in Sudan, war broke out with many cases of death. There were also several casualties, not to mention enormous material damage. This war between two brother generals, namely Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Hemedti, has forced more than four million people to flee the country.

The war in Sudan has been going on for almost five months between the forces of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, known as Hemedti. More than 3,000 people were killed, according to Libération. A figure that is far from reality according to the same source. There are  more than 2.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and more than 70,000 refugees in neighboring countries.

The figures differ from country to country. According to africanews, Egypt, a large northern neighbor, received the largest contingent with more than 255,000 refugees, followed by Chad (240,000) and South Sudan (160,000).

The Central African Republic, meanwhile, has taken in more than 13,800 Sudanese refugees, Doctors Without Borders said. Among them are also Central African migrants returning to the country.

In addition to the precarious living conditions, these refugees are exposed to several diseases. As a preventive measure, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) organized vaccination sessions for “7,000 children in Birao, aged six months to 15 years, against measles and other diseases”. These people, according to MSF, have been subjected to both physical and mental violence. Some have lost their loved ones, says MSF, which says it carried out 1,154 medical consultations between May 12 and July 10, 2023, and raised awareness of mental health among 1,463 people.

Overwhelmed by the massive influx of displaced Sudanese into neighboring countries, they are asking for help to take care of them. They called on the international community to deliver on its $1.5 billion pledge that was made in June 2023, Africanews reports.   

 UNHCR is sounding the alarm that without a swift and peaceful resolution of the conflict, the effects will be disastrous for Sudan and all countries in the region, which were already facing massive displacement, economic hardship and the consequences of climate change before the current crisis erupted.