Sudan: The Chad-Sudan Border – Insecurity Keeps It Closed, Blocking a Critical Lifeline

Sudanese refugees in Adré, the largest refugee settlement based in Chad along the Sudan-Chad border, were cautiously optimistic after authorities announced the temporary opening of the road linking the two countries. “Even today, early in the morning, we were told that the road had reopened,” said Mariam Abdel-Karim Adam, a trader and refugee based in Adré. “People began to move their goods. I also went early in the morning to see the situation myself and found that people had already started…