Background: Egypt hosts a considerable number of African refugees, especially in greater Cairo
and they have several post-migration stressors that may affect their mental well-being. Aim: This
study aimed to assess post-migration stressors and mental well-being among African refugees in
Greater Cairo. Design: Descriptive exploratory research design was used to achieve the aim of this
study. Setting: Four areas of Egyptian Red Crescent Hubs in greater Cairo. Subject: A purposive
sample of 360 African refugees. Tools of data collection: Data were collected using; 1) Socio
demographic questionnaire to assess socio-demographic data of the studied sample such as sex, age,
marital status, level of education, and working status. 2) Post-migration difficulties scale was used
to assess post-migration stressors among African refugees understudy and 3) Mental well-being
scale was used to assess the mental well-being of African refugees understudy. Results: Results of
this study showed that 50.8 of the studied sample had a moderate level of post-migration stressors
and 35.3% of them had a severe level of post-migration stressors also, more than three-fifths of
studied samples (61.6%) had a moderate level of mental wellbeing and there was a highly
statistically significant relationship between levels of post-migration stressors and mental wellbeing
of the studied sample. Conclusion: More than half of the African refugees' understudy had
moderate levels of post-migration stressors, and more than two-thirds of them had an average level
of mental well-being, also, there was a highly statistically significant relation between post
migration stressors of the studied sample and their mental well-being. Recommendation: Utilizing
this study finding in designing and implementing counseling programs for African refugees in
Egypt to guide them on how to overcome post-migration stressors, consequently affecting their
mental well-being.