Emergency water supplies are being rushed to southeastern Chad where about 50-thousand people have fled fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region. Several Arab tribes have been battling for control of mining operations there.

Listen to De Capua report on Darfur displaced

The refugees and migrants have been gathering around the village of Tissi since January. Felix Leger is the country director for the International Rescue Committee.

The Sudanese refugees of camp Gaga in eastern Chad are suffering from a reduction in food rations, poor medical services and a lack of medicine.

Yassin Abdel Karim, the deputy president of the camp told Radio Dabanga that the World Food Programme (WFP) has reduced sugar, salt and oil supplies by 50 percent. The WFP has also withdrawn millet mixture from the food ration since the beginning of this year, without providing any explanation.

The UN refugee agency is prepositioning aid for tens of thousands of Darfur refugees in eastern Chad amid fears heavy rains will cut off access.

Des dizaines de parlementaires, de journalistes, de responsables de l’armée et de civils arrêtés depuis le début du mois de mai par les autorités tchadiennes doivent être libérés immédiatement ou inculpés d’infractions reconnues par la loi, a déclaré Amnesty International jeudi 9 mai 2013.

Ottawa, Ontario — Emergency relief items will be provided to approximately 6,000 vulnerable people who have fled the conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan and been displaced in eastern Chad, announced the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation.

"Canada is a compassionate neighbour and is reacting quickly to help alleviate the suffering of those affected by the conflict," said Minister Fantino. "Through Canada's humanitarian assistance, we are ensuring that the most critical needs of those displaced are being met."

Le gouvernement devrait assurer aux accusés une procédure régulière et garantir la transparence des enquêtes

(Nairobi, le 9 mai 2013) – Le gouvernement du Tchad devrait honorer ses obligations légales et respecter les normes internationales en matière de droits humains alors qu'il enquête sur un complot présumé visant à le renverser, a déclaré Human Rights Watch aujourd'hui.

Scores of parliamentarians, journalists, army officers and civilians arrested since the beginning of the month by the Chadian authorities must either be charged with recognizable crimes or immediately released, Amnesty International said today.

Since an alleged coup attempt on 1 May in which eight people were reportedly killed in unclear circumstances, activists and journalists have been targeted in a wave of arrests, detentions, harassment and intimidation across the capital N’Djamena.

Au menu:

· The worst place to give birth (IRIN, 09/05/13)

· Displaced still homeless after clashes in Baga, Nigeria (IRIN, 07/05/13)

· Renewed tribal clashes in South Darfur leave 36 dead (Radio Dabanga, 06/05/13)

· Le Maroc dépêche une aide humanitaire au Tchad (Maroc, 03/05/13)

· Journée internationale de la Croix Rouge et du Croissant Rouge : 200 volontaires de la CRT donnent leur sang (Le Progrés, 03/05/13)

Field observations indicate that many people who have been affected by the food crisis in 2011/2012 will require assistance in 2013. Access to adequate and balanced diet remains illusory.