In Chad camps, survivors recount Sudan war horrors

Refugees fleeing the conflict in Sudan queue with their jerrycans to collect drinking water from the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) distribution point at the Ourang refugee camp in Adre, Chad, on Dec 7, 2023. [AFP]

Sitting outside her makeshift shelter in eastern Chad, Sudanese refugee Mariam Adam Yaya warmed up tea on some firewood in a bid to quell the pangs of hunger.

The 34-year-old from the Masalit ethnic group crossed the border on foot after a four-day trek with no provisions and her 8-year-old son clinging to her back.