Sudanese refugees living in Marra camp in eastern Chad have staged peaceful protests to express growing anger over deteriorating humanitarian conditions and the absence of essential services, particularly food, healthcare and access to clean drinking water.
According to local sources, more than 30,000 Sudanese refugees are currently sheltering in Marra camp. Many were relocated from the temporary Adré camp, while others arrived from Zamzam camp via the Tawila area, fleeing violence and instability in Sudan. Refugees describe conditions in the camp as extremely harsh, saying they have not received any formal humanitarian assistance since July.
One refugee, speaking on condition of anonymity, said he was transferred directly from the border after arriving from Zamzam camp. He explained that authorities had promised adequate shelter and basic support upon arrival, but refugees instead found the camp unprepared, with no housing in place and no organised aid. Any limited assistance, he said, has come mainly from volunteers and individual donors.
Refugees say the continued silence from authorities and humanitarian actors has intensified fears inside the camp, especially as the end-of-year holiday period approaches, raising concerns that conditions could worsen further.
Marra camp lies along the road connecting Adré and Abéché, around 40 kilometres east of Abéché and roughly 130 kilometres west of Adré. The camp hosts refugees from several states in western Sudan, many of whom fled with little more than what they could carry.here
