PORT SUDAN – Sudanese authorities have received 111 South Sudanese nationals at the Argeen border crossing after their arrival from Egypt, as part of coordinated efforts to facilitate their return to South Sudan through Sudanese territory.
The group was received on Thursday at the Argeen crossing on Sudan’s northern border before being transferred to Dongola, from where they will travel through Khartoum and White Nile State ahead of repatriation via the Joda border crossing, Sudanese border officials said.
Mubarak Dawoud Suleiman, director of the Argeen border crossing, said the returnees were provided with humanitarian assistance and basic services immediately upon arrival before procedures for their onward transfer were completed.
He said the operation was carried out smoothly under arrangements agreed between the Sudanese and South Sudanese authorities, with coordination aimed at ensuring the safe and orderly movement of the returnees.
The repatriation comes amid continued coordination between Sudan, South Sudan and neighboring countries to facilitate the return of migrants and stranded nationals through established humanitarian and border-management mechanisms.
The group had previously been transported aboard the Sinai vessel as part of voluntary return operations through Wadi Halfa Port after being unable to meet Egypt’s legal entry and immigration documentation requirements. Following further coordination between the relevant authorities in both countries, they were officially transferred through the Argeen border crossing.
Sudan has become an important transit route for population movements across northeastern Africa despite the conflict that erupted in April 2023. International organizations, including the International Organization for Migration (IOM), continue to support voluntary return, cross-border movements and humanitarian assistance for migrants and displaced populations across the region.
