The Sheikh from the refugee camp Irikessouni in Eastern Chad, told Radio Dabanga on Wednesday 5 September, that camps residents are suffering due to water scarcity for 10 days.

Sheikh Adam Solomon explained to Radio Dabanga that a Chadian man purchased the land where the camp’s water well is located. He said the man is now preventing Irikessouni’s employees from entering the area to fetch water.

According to Solomon, refugees are now consuming water unfit for drinking, leading to many cases of diarrhea. He said this water is retrieved from ponds around the camp formed by the rains.

The Sheikh appeals to the UN and Chadian authorities to solve this problem as soon as possible and to provide safe water to the camp’s refugees.

Article source: http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/35352

On Monday 3 September, Sheik Taher Ismail from Kassab camp in North Darfur, denied to Radio Dabanga that an agreement was signed between the localities of El-Waha and Kutum, as announced by the North Darfur government.

Ismail explained to Radio Dabanga that what happened was that the Governor of North Darfur, Osman Mohamed Yusuf Kibir, met on Sunday 2 September with residents of both localities separately.

Sheikh Ismail also told Radio Dabanga that residents from Kutum submitted a memorandum to the Governor Kibir on Saturday 1 September. He explained this memorandum includes residents’ visions and demands to solve problems they face in the locality, especially regarding security issues.

According to Ismail, residents demand the disarmament of everyone in Kutum, except of the army and of police forces. Residents say the officials should be the only ones to have access to weapons, masks and uniforms. He added citizens request the opening of thorough security points in Kutum and surrounding villages and that perpetrators are brought to justice. Lastly, Ismail said that Kutum residents demand that Damirs (Bedouin settlements), set up after 2003, are dismantled.

Article source: http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/35356