Friday, October 9, 2026 • Chad: The Famine Early Warning Systems Network FEWS NET (October 8 report): 16,172 new Sudanese refugees arrived in eastern Chad between mid-August and mid-September, bringing the total to 959,126 since April 2023, with continued acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3) in the regions of Ouaddaï, Sila and Wadi Fira until January 2027, and refugees' heavy reliance on food assistance. (Source: ReliefWeb) • Egypt: New procedures for residencies — the authorities allocate new passport and immigration branches in the governorates to issue and renew residence permits for refugees and asylum seekers, and reschedule appointments set between September 2027 and February 2029 to earlier dates starting October 31, 2026, according to appointment issuance priority. (Source: Sudan Life News, citing the UN High Commissioner for Refugees) • Voluntary return: A new UNHCR report: About 2.5 million people have returned to Khartoum State, and more than 55,000 returned from Egypt in July 2026 alone — with Khartoum the first destination for returnees, noting that return decisions are driven by difficult displacement conditions more than by improvement in conditions in areas of origin. (Source: UNHCR via People's Daily Digital) • Europe: UNHCR regional report for Europe (September 18): Movement towards Europe is increasing — more than 11.4 million displaced by the war, more than 4.5 million of whom fled outside the country as of July 6, 2026, and movement towards Europe is linked to unmet basic needs in first countries of asylum, via routes including Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain and the Balkan countries. (Source: UNHCR via ImNews) • Exile and civil society: CIVICUS (October 2) in dialogue with an exiled Sudanese activist: After more than three years of war, Sudanese in exile continue to document violations and advocate for democracy and peace, amid a warning that the scale of suffering does not receive the international attention it deserves, and that activists lack basic resources to survive. (Source: CIVICUS via Saudi News Dimension)
— Editorial Team