870 Sudanese nationals leave Egypt for home under voluntary return program

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Sudanese refugees voluntarily return from Egypt to Sudan on a special train, coordinated by the Egyptian government, transporting them from Ramses Station in Cairo to Aswan, Egypt on August 3, 2025 in Cairo, Egypt. [Sayed Hassan/Getty Images]https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GettyImages-2228305429.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" width="1200" />
Sudan’s Al-Amal Committee for Voluntary Return said Thursday that 870 Sudanese nationals had left Egypt for Sudan aboard 30 buses departing from Cairo, Alexandria and Aswan, the state-run Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported, Anadolu reports.

The Al-Amal Committee is a community-led humanitarian initiative that coordinates with Sudanese state institutions to facilitate the safe and voluntary return of citizens.

Returnees include university professors and students enrolled in Sudanese universities, the committee said.

Maher al-Zein Ahmed, head of the committee’s transport division, said arrangements were underway with businesspeople, institutions, government bodies and humanitarian organizations to support the returning convoys.

Returning to Sudan helps reunite families and ease economic burdens on those coming back, he said. – 50,000 returnees Hassan Khalid, rapporteur for […]

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