Chad blocks Sudanese students from taking exams

December 14, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – Malik Agar, a member of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, announced on Saturday that the Chadian government has prevented Sudanese students from taking their secondary school exams in Chad.

The Sudanese authorities have organised exams for the refugees in Chad’s camps since the first armed conflict in 2003.

Speaking at the second political forum of the Sudan Justice Alliance at the Red Sea State government headquarters, Agar stated, “The Chadian government has prevented 13,000 secondary school students from taking their exams in Abeché.”

He considered this action “part of the war,” emphasizing the presence of Sudanese schools in Chad where students have historically taken their exams, except for this year.

Sudan accuses Chad of facilitating the transfer of weapons received from the UAE to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Sudan has filed a complaint with the African Union, supported by satellite imagery, investigative reports, and confirmations from international human rights organizations.

On another note, Agar acknowledged challenges in the currency exchange process but affirmed that it is progressing well.

Since last Tuesday, banks have been exchanging 500 and 1000 Sudanese pound notes. Citizens deposit their old currency into bank accounts and can later withdraw a maximum of 200,000 pounds per day.

Agar attributed the intensified visits of Western envoys to Port Sudan to “the developments on the ground and the balance of power.”

He added, “This is a tactical change, not a strategic one. Its purpose is to dismantle Sudan under many names, including the forces of democratic transformation. There is no such thing as a democratic transformation; it is an invention that they do not apply in their own countries.”

Several envoys from Western countries, including the United States, Britain, and the European Union, recently visited Port Sudan, which has become the siege of the military-led government in the country.