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Sixteen buses leave Cairo carrying 784 Sudanese back to Sudan
Sixteen buses carrying 784 people were sent from Cairo to Sudan as part of the voluntary return of Sudanese nationals in Egypt. The Sudanese Embassy in Cairo helped returnees obtain mandatory travel documents free of charge and quickly, while services from other cities will continue.
A total of 784 Sudanese nationals in Egypt were sent from Cairo to Sudan as part of a voluntary return program. The 16 buses used for Friday’s journey departed from the Matbaa area of Giza.
The Sudanese Embassy in Cairo helped passengers preparing to return obtain the mandatory travel documents free of charge and quickly.
Mahir al-Zein, head of transportation for the Hope Voluntary Return Committee, announced that services transporting people in different Egyptian cities who want to return to Sudan would continue.
Thousands of Sudanese returned on September journeys
The latest journey was part of the voluntary return program from Egypt to Sudan carried out throughout September. According to the committee, six buses that departed Cairo on September 19 and 24 transported 300 Sudanese students and their families back to their country.
On September 18, 882 Sudanese nationals were sent to Sudan on 18 buses, while 392 people were sent on eight buses on September 10. On September 7, 980 Sudanese nationals also returned to their country as part of the voluntary return program.
Return services also operated in July and August
The committee announced that 4,977 Sudanese nationals were transported to Sudan on six journeys in August. In July, 6,074 Sudanese nationals returned from Egypt to their country on six journeys.
Return of Sudanese nationals in Egypt
After war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, more than 1.2 million Sudanese nationals sought refuge in Egypt. According to official estimates, they joined approximately 5 million Sudanese nationals who had been living in Egypt before the war. Egypt thus became one of the main places of refuge for Sudanese fleeing the conflict.
By the end of 2025, approximately 428,676 Sudanese nationals had voluntarily returned to their country. Returns accelerated after Egyptian authorities initiated special train services between Cairo and Aswan in October of the same year.
Estimates by the United Nations and international organizations 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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