Sudan: 80 Sudanese Leave Uganda On Voluntary Return Flight

What the report says

AllAfrica, carrying a report by Dabanga, said 80 Sudanese refugees left Uganda on Thursday aboard the 11th voluntary return flight organized under a repatriation programme for Sudanese who want to go back home. The flight used a Tarco Aviation aircraft and was bound for Port Sudan Airport, with sponsorship from Sudan’s General Intelligence Service.

According to the report, the Higher Committee for the Voluntary Repatriation of Sudanese Refugees from Uganda said the journey was arranged in coordination with relevant authorities. The committee said pre-departure steps had been completed, including providing airline tickets and the travel documents needed for the returnees to travel to Sudan.

Dabanga reported that the Uganda-based programme began earlier this year and has already sent several flights to Port Sudan. Registration for additional Sudanese who wish to return is continuing, along with coordination to arrange further departures, the committee said.

The development comes amid the wider displacement caused by Sudan’s ongoing conflict, which has pushed large numbers of Sudanese into neighboring and regional host countries. The article describes the flight as voluntary, but it does not provide details on the returnees’ final destinations inside Sudan, conditions they may face after arrival, or whether any international refugee agency was involved in the process.