Egyptian Government Funds Train Rides To Khartoum For Sudanese

The Government of Egypt is financing free train rides for Sudanese refugees who are returning home to Khartoum.

The free journey home for the Sudanese started on Monday, as hundreds of people displaced by the war in Sudan gathered at the central train station in Cairo to begin a free journey home.

Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, was recently recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces from its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF.

Sudan has been in the throes of civil war since April 2023. The battle for power between the military and the RSF has caused a humanitarian crisis. Over 40,000 people have been killed and the war has caused one of the world’s largest displacement emergencies.

Egypt hosts the largest number of Sudanese refugees from the war with over 1.5 million people who fled north across the border. Over 7 million have been displaced internally as the war engulfed much of the country. The RSF took Khartoum at the start of the fighting in 2023 and held the capital until the government declared its recapture on May 20.

Khartoum was largely destroyed, including the presidential palace and the airport, but is experiencing a slow rebirth as residents return and markets reopen. Electricity and basic services are not fully operational around the city.

Source:Africa Publicity