The internal situation in Chad is deteriorating rapidly, and spill-over from the Darfur crisis is only part of the reason, says the International Crisis Group. "Sudan’s deliberate use of Chadian warlords in its counter-insurgency strategy in Darfur and as a tool in its attempts to topple President Idriss Déby is just one aspect of Chad’s woes. The ever deeper convergence of the two crises underlines the difficulty of settling one independently of the other," says the group.

The constitutional council confirmed Idriss Deby's victory in presidential elections early this month. Deby won a third successive five-year mandate with 64.67 percent of the vote, the council said, which although a substantial majority, was below the provisional victory figure of 77.6 percent initially released by the country's national election commission.

Internews Network, an international media development NGO, is seeking an expert on violence against women/post conflict trauma to work with residents of the Darfur refugee camps. The advisor will first conduct a needs assessment and then develop radio programming to address the specific needs of women.

IRC currently seeks a Gender Based Violence Program Manager.