Thursday, October 8, 2026 • More than 400 Sudanese are still crossing daily into eastern Chad fleeing fighting and raids in Darfur, Kordofan and Blue Nile, according to the regional report issued today, which also noted Sudan's agreement to keep the Adre crossing with Chad as a humanitarian corridor until the end of December 2026. (Source: EEPA Regional Report — October 8, 2026, citing data from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees) • The International Organization for Migration announced the return of more than 1.1 million Sudanese from neighbouring countries (1,110,605 people) during the period from January 2024 to August 2026 via seven border points with Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia and Eritrea, about 80% of them returning from Egypt, compared with about 4.2 million who crossed to neighbouring countries since the war broke out. (Source: International Organization for Migration via Al-Hadaf newspaper — October 2, 2026) • The Sudanese Popular Struggle Front expressed its concern over the escalating campaigns by Egyptian authorities against Sudanese refugees, considering them a systematic policy of restriction to push them to return in unsafe conditions, and called on the international community and human rights organisations to intervene immediately. (Source: Hadhramaut News Agency — October 8, 2026)
— Editorial Team