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STORY: CAR / SUDANESE REFUGEE
TRT: 04:01
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ARABIC / FRENCH / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 21, 22, 24 NOVEMBER 2025, BIRAO, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
24 NOVEMBER 2025, BIRAO, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
1. Wide shot, “Nafeesa” walking in Korsi refugee neighborhood of Birao, Central African Republic
2. SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) “Nafeesa” (Name changed for her protection), Sudanese refugee:
“My husband, they killed him, in Nyala (Darfur). They came to us at 1:30 AM, on August 2nd, 2023, they came to us at night. When they came, he got out of bed. But they shot him three times. I was tied up, and they also tied up my son, who was nine years old. They took our money, belongings and clothes in their cars.”
3. Wide shot, “Nafeesa” walking in Korsi
4. SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) “Nafeesa” (Name changed for her protection), Sudanese refugee:
“My mother said that we cannot live there anymore. We came to Am Dafock.”
5. Wide shot, “Nafeesa” walking with protection officers from local NGO
6. SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) “Nafeesa” (Name changed for her protection), Sudanese refugee:
“Then, I moved from Am Dafock to Birao. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) received us. Thank God. They gave me this space here and they gave me the house. They got us blankets and mattresses for my children. I am grateful that they gave me the house where I’m staying now.”
21 NOVEMBER 2025, AM DAFOCK, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
7. Wide shot, displaced people waiting for humanitarian aid in Am Dafock, border town between the Central African Republic and Sudan
24 NOVEMBER 2025, BIRAO, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
8. SOUNDBITE (French) Jofroy Fabrice Sanguebe-Nadji, Community-Based Protection Associate, UNHCR Birao:
“Today, we have a population of at least 27,000 Sudanese refugees, mostly women and children.”
9. Wide shot, UNHCR car in Korsi neighborhood of Birao, CAR
10. Various shots, refugees in Korsi neighborhood, Birao, CAR
11. SOUNDBITE (French) Jofroy Fabrice Sanguebe-Nadji, Community-Based Protection Associate, UNHCR Birao:
“They were forced to flee the violence and armed conflict to find refuge in the Central African Republic.”
12. Wide shot, refugees carrying bags of food distribution on their head
13. SOUNDBITE (French) Jofroy Fabrice Sanguebe-Nadji, Community-Based Protection Associate, UNHCR Birao:
“MINUSCA (The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic) has played a major role, contributing to the effective implementation of UNHCR's mandate in terms of international protection. Their presence helps to ensure a minimum level of security, allowing UNHCR staff and its partners to work freely in Birao and along the surrounding routes.”
21 NOVEMBER 2025, AM DAFOCK, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
14. Wide shot, MINUSCA peacekeepers and Central African Armed Forces jointly patrolling in Am Dafock
15. Various shots, MINUSCA peacekeepers patrolling in Am Dafock
16. Wide shot, UN helicopter taking off from MINUSCA temporary base in Am Dafock
22 NOVEMBER 2025, BIRAO, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
17. Various shots, MINUSCA women peacekeepers engaging with local women in Birao Market
21 NOVEMBER 2026, AM DAFOCK, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
18. Wide shot, UN Peacekeepers patrolling at border with Sudan
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Major Obed Mumba, Task Force Commander in Am Dafock:
“We are almost at the border. This side is Sudan, and this side is the Central African Republic.”
20. Wide shot, Maj. Mumba greeting residents
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Major Obed Mumba, Task Force Commander in Am Dafock:
“The Sudanese and the Central African people agreed on how they would be operating and how they’d be moving. People now are free to move from Sudan to Central African Republic.”
22. Wide shot, peacekeepers observing border with Sudan
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Major Obed Mumba, Task Force Commander in Am Dafock:
“As MINUSCA, we have continued to uphold our mandate of protection of civilians and we ensure that whenever there is a problem, we rush and help them.”
24. Wide shot, UN peacekeepers playing football with residents
24 NOVEMBER 2025, BIRAO, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
25. SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) “Nafeesa” (Name changed for her protection), Sudanese refugee:
“I get up with my children in the morning. I make tea and breakfast for them. I came here to work. I spend the entire day working. I sell little things to make money for my expenses. They can take things from your home. They can take your husband from you, like I lost mine. And children can become victims. But now I’ve come here, thank God.”
21 NOVEMBER 2025, AM DAFOCK, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
26. Wide shot, aerial view between Birao and Am Dafock
After more than 1,000 days of war in Sudan, millions have been uprooted. "Nafeesa," fled the violence and found refuge across the border, in the town of Birao, in the Central African Republic. With support from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), she and her family secured shelter and began rebuilding their lives alongside the host community.
Security in the border area is reinforced by the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), which conducts patrols and supports local stability efforts.
