Saturday, October 10, 2026 • America: Sudanese in the United States face a decisive week before Temporary Protected Status (TPS) ends on October 19, along with the associated work permits; as the Secretary of Homeland Security has not yet issued a decision to extend or terminate before the 60-day deadline (which ended last August), at a time when the administration has ended protection for 12 countries including South Sudan and Somalia — and organisations advise TPS holders to contact an immigration lawyer immediately to explore alternatives such as asylum. (Source: Al-Zawiya Net) • Saudi Arabia: The Embassy of Sudan in Riyadh announces Saudi authorities' approval for the children of Sudanese arriving on visit visas to enrol in public and international schools free of charge at various educational levels according to capacity — with the exception of Umrah visas — in continuation of a similar decision issued in 2025, amid wide relief among parents. (Source: Nabd Al-Sudan, citing the Embassy of Sudan in Riyadh) • South Sudan: More than 1.4 million refugees and returnees have crossed into South Sudan since the war broke out in April 2023, according to the World Food Programme; transit centres in Renk — the main gateway on the border — are overcrowded beyond their capacity, amid an immediate funding gap of $86 million and $416 million expected over six months, which has pushed refugees to say that the remaining option is to return to Sudan despite the risks or die of hunger there. (Source: Al Jazeera / World Food Programme) • Ethiopia: About 101,000 Sudanese refugees fled a war to find themselves near another war — a new report warns that renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia threatens Sudanese refugees, some of whom are still awaiting registration, and puts the government's "Maket" plan (June 2026) to transition from camps to integrated settlements before a difficult test. (Source: ReliefWeb) • Egypt: UNHCR (September 2026 report): About 1,084,858 registered refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt, with Sudanese the largest group at more than three-quarters of the number, most of them concentrated in Greater Cairo and Alexandria; UNHCR supports the implementation of Egypt's first asylum law (December 2024) and its executive regulations (May 2026). (Source: UNHCR via ReliefWeb)
— Editorial Team