Sudanese refugees who fled corruption and human rights abuses during the regime of Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir face difficulties as they search for asylum and better opportunities in Egypt and Libya. But residents of both of those neighboring countries face their own problems in gaining better health care, education, income and job opportunities, leaving refugees a nearly impossible task.
Sudanese Refugees Face Hardship in Search for Asylum
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Manal Ahmed, who came from Omdurman because of the lack of the medical care in Sudan, says "I came here to get my son treatment in better hospitals, then I started this shop to sell herbs to help my family with living expenses." In Cairo. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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A barbershop in Hadayek El-Maadi, a neighborhood of Cairo where many African refugees find affordable housing and can start businesses that serve their community. Many African refugees start their businesses because they face discrimination in Egypt.
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Alweya Osman Kebeda, former Health Minister of Sennar state in 2006 and a current SPLM front leader, left Sudan for Cairo. "I came here to Egypt after I had been detained for four months, then back in Sudan in 2012, I had been threatened to be killed."
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Alweya Osman Kebeda, 61, who has been a social activist since 1978, is teaching a diverse group of Sudanese refugees about their rights and how to respect the new culture in which they find themselves in Cairo. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
