Duchess of Edinburgh Witnesses Harrowing Scenes at Sudan-Chad Border

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, moved to tears by accounts of sexual violence and genocide during her visit to refugee camps.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Sophie, became the first royal to visit Chad, spending three days witnessing the impact of the Sudanese civil war.
At the Adre refugee camp, Sophie met women who described exchanging sex for food amid the ongoing conflict between Sudanese forces and the RSF.
The Duchess expressed deep distress after hearing about systematic rape and the killing of children, comparing the situation to the Rwandan genocide.
The conflict has displaced over 230,000 people to Chad, with many refugees reporting atrocities such as bodies piled up in the streets of Darfur.
International attention and aid are waning, with Sophie urging the world to focus on what she calls a 'vast human catastrophe' in the region.