EU boosts aid to Chad and Darfur as violence displaces thousands
July 8, 2025 (N’DJAMENA) – The European Union is ramping up humanitarian assistance to eastern Chad and Sudan’s Darfur region in response to deadly attacks on displacement camps that have forced hundreds of thousands to flee since April, the EU delegation in Chad said on Tuesday.
The bloc has allocated an immediate €2 million ($2.16 million) in emergency funding to address the critical needs of new arrivals in Chad’s Wadi Fira province, which borders Sudan. The funds will support humanitarian partners in providing water, sanitation, and shelter.
The announcement comes as recent attacks on camps for internally displaced people in North Darfur have killed hundreds of civilians and triggered a new wave of mass displacement, placing immense strain on already overstretched resources in both Sudan and neighbouring Chad.
To bolster the aid response, the EU has also operated a series of seven humanitarian flights, delivering 531 tonnes of vital supplies. The cargo includes medical equipment, essential medicines, hygiene kits, and emergency shelter items.
The aid, which arrived in the Chadian capital, N’Djamena, is intended for distribution to vulnerable populations in both Darfur and eastern Chad. The EU noted that 159 tonnes of the supplies were drawn from its own stockpiles.
“This has put a strain on already fragile support systems, threatening the total collapse of essential services such as food, water, healthcare, and protection,” the EU statement said, referring to the influx of people into Chad.
In a further move to facilitate aid operations on the ground, the EU has partnered with the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) to establish temporary accommodation and offices for humanitarian workers near the Sudan border.
The latest assistance is part of a broader EU response to the Sudan crisis, which began in 2023. For 2025, the EU has allocated a total of €271 million for the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and its neighbouring countries. Since April 2023, the EU has organized 17 humanitarian air bridge flights to the region.