Monday, October 5, 2026
• Sudanese human-rights advocate Nafisa Hajar — vice-president of the Darfur Bar Association — said Sudanese in Egypt face detention campaigns and forced deportation, even among residence and UNHCR-card holders, and are forced to pay sums of money to complete their procedures, calling it "systematic corruption". Hajar explained — in an interview on the "Wamdat Daw' min Khairallah" channel (October 1) — that detainees are not told of any charges and are asked only about residence, that the Commission grants distant appointments reaching 2028, and that forced deportation is pushing numbers of Sudanese to migrate via Libya and the Mediterranean toward Europe, estimating — in a personal estimate — the number of Sudanese who entered Egypt at between two and five million (Source: Voices of Victims newspaper — October 5, 2026)
• Voluntary-return operations for Sudanese in Egypt have entered a new, more organised phase, with the Al-Amal Committee for Free Voluntary Return adopting electronic registration as a basic requirement for those wishing to be repatriated to Sudan, to ensure fairness in distributing opportunities in overcrowded areas. The committee's executive secretary Montasir Osman Omer said the repatriation of general and university students was progressing notably, while transport-committee head Maher Al-Zaben Ahmed disclosed that 16 buses departed Cairo governorate on Saturday carrying 784 Sudanese, with repatriation continuing to cover professional categories and successive residential areas (Source: Sudan Now and Pulse of Sudan — October 4, 2026)
— Editorial Team
