Egypt: Cairo’s Faustian Bargain With Brussels Sends Sudanese Refugees Back Into the Cauldron

The third deal the EU is signing with a ‘partner’ state since 2016, a cash-strapped Egypt did not hesitate to justify Europe’s immigration paranoias for an infusion of euros. The loopholes in this deal with the devil have been cynically exploited to push Sudanese refugees back into the war zone.

In mid-March this year, the European Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Egypt aimed at curbing irregular migration to Europe’s shores partly via the kind of incentivised cash transfer that…