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Sudanese migration of the refugees toward Egypt can be considered as a forced migration. They are seeking for an asylum from the ongoing military conflict. Although most of them are not officially recognized by the UNHCR as refugees, they leave due to the "well-founded fear" of their safety and they are forced to migrate. Some of the Sudanese refugees are officially recgnized by UNHCR, and they are granted permissions to move to other countries such as United States or England, which have signed the 1951 Convention in Geneva. The book caled "The Lost Boys of Sudan" is a story of the refugees who officially got recognized as refugees and moved to Georgia, United States. This official recognition suggests that Sudanese refugees are in fact forced to migrate and fit the official definition of the refugees.

However, it also is voluntary in a sense that they have chosen to come to Egypt, not other countries, for better job opportunities and lives. Not everybody comes due to the "well-founded fear" of their safety, but some people just come for job opportunities and means to support their families. Also, some refugeesvoluntarily come to Egypt as a transit point to move to Israel. According to a Sudanese political science professor at the AUC, Ibrahim El Nour (Nazim's father), "Egypt is not a migration destination, Egypt is a transit migration destination for the Sudanese migrants. They come here because they have the hope of going somewhere in the global north."

Therefore, the migration of the official Sudanese refugees who come solely for "well-founded fear of persecution" is forced. However, the unofficial "refugees" can also be considered as voluntary migrants in a sense that there is economic factors associated: Some people choose Egypt just for job opportunities, better lifes to escape the economic crisis and famine, or as a transit point to "the global north.".