Hundreds of Sudanese arrived in Khartoum from Egypt aboard a convoy of buses on Saturday, part of a voluntary return programme after millions fled the country during more than three years of war.
Footage shows passengers stepping off a bus as relatives waiting at the site rush to embrace them.
“I returned to my incomparable homeland. Sudan has no equal even if I travelled to the moon. I came back, thank God. I’m thrilled and I could not restrain my joy upon returning,” said returnee Siham Othman.
Fellow returnee Shihab Aldin Hasan described Sudan as ‘indispensable’, adding, “They offered us incentives for returning and facilitated pertinent procedures. Egypt was extremely generous in hosting us, thank God.”
Hasan also outlined plans to establish a ‘project or business.’
“I graduated from Cairo University, in the business administration faculty. We will never let go of our country no matter what,” he continued.
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported on Thursday that “870 Sudanese nationals had left Egypt for Sudan aboard 30 buses.” The outlet said the convoy included Sudanese from across the country, including university students and professors travelling under the Al-Amal Committee for Voluntary Return programme.
Since fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023, Sudan has become one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. More than 8.8 million people remained internally displaced as of May 2026, while more than 4.4 million had returned to their areas of origin, according to the International Organisation for Migration.
The latest nationwide food security assessment found nearly 19.5 million people facing crisis levels of acute food insecurity or worse between February and May 2026, with conditions expected to deteriorate during the June-to-September lean season.
In March 2025, the Sudanese army declared that it had recaptured Khartoum. The RSF insisted it was ‘strategically repositioning its forces’ across the battlefronts in line with its military objectives to ultimately “end the battle in favour of the Sudanese people.”
Source: Viory
