Sudanese authorities have opened a new displacement camp in Dongola after the Afad camp in Al-Dabba exceeded its capacity [1].

The expansion of shelter facilities is critical as thousands of internally displaced persons continue to flee conflict zones. The inability of existing sites to house arriving populations creates urgent risks regarding sanitation, security, and access to basic necessities.

Reports said the Afad camp in Al-Dabba became overcrowded due to the steady influx of people fleeing violence [1]. This congestion forced officials to seek alternative locations to prevent a humanitarian crisis within the camp's borders.

The new facility in Dongola is intended to accommodate thousands of displaced individuals [1]. These populations primarily consist of people arriving from the Darfur and Kordofan regions, areas that have seen significant instability and displacement.

Authorities said the new camp is a necessary response to the scale of the migration [1]. The move aims to redistribute the population and alleviate the pressure on the Al-Dabba infrastructure, which can no longer sustain the number of residents currently seeking refuge.

“The Afad camp in Al-Dabba has exceeded its capacity.”

The opening of a new camp in Dongola signals that the displacement crisis in Sudan is expanding geographically. As primary shelters like the Afad camp reach a breaking point, the reliance on secondary sites indicates a sustained and growing number of internally displaced persons from Darfur and Kordofan, suggesting that the underlying drivers of migration remain unresolved.