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1,225 Sudanese leave Cairo for voluntary return to Sudan
A total of 1,225 Sudanese left Cairo for Sudan on Saturday in 25 buses as part of a voluntary return program. The number of Sudanese who returned from Egypt to Sudan under the same program in July reached 6,074.
As part of a program aimed at facilitating the safe and dignified return of Sudanese to their country, 1,225 people left Cairo for Sudan on Saturday in 25 buses.
The buses departed from the capital’s Abdeen district. The program is run by a civil initiative in coordination with Sudanese state institutions.
Students’ return drives increase in applications
Applications from people wishing to return to Sudan have increased recently. The return of students and university faculty members to take part in the new academic year, as well as the preparations of secondary school students in Khartoum state for exams scheduled for the end of September, contributed to the increase.
The depreciation of the Sudanese currency against foreign currencies was also cited among the reasons for the rise in return requests. Sudanese returning to their country are expected to contribute to reconstruction and rebuilding projects and support efforts to establish stability.
Additional trips operated in August
The Voluntary Return Committee announced that 882 Sudanese returned from Egypt to their country on August 24. According to the committee’s announcement, 870 Sudanese traveled from Cairo to Sudan in 30 buses on August 20, while 1,100 Sudanese made the journey in 22 buses on August 13.
On August 3, 350 Sudanese returned to their country from Alexandria in seven buses. A total of 6,074 Sudanese reached Sudan from Egypt on six trips organized in July.
Millions of Sudanese displaced after war
More than 1.2 million Sudanese are estimated to have crossed into Egypt since the war began in Sudan in April 2023. Before the war, approximately 5 million Sudanese were said to be living in Egypt.
By the end of 2025, approximately 428,676 people had voluntarily returned to Sudan. Return operations accelerated after Egyptian authorities launched an initiative in October of the same year to transport Sudanese wishing to return voluntarily by train from Cairo to Aswan.
International estimates indicate that the war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced approximately 13 million.
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