Sudanese writer and political thinker Al-Nour Hamad has issued a stark warning over what he describes as a deteriorating security situation along Sudan’s border with Egypt, following the killing and wounding of miners.
Speaking to Edrak, Hamad said Army Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s response to the incident raises serious and urgent questions about the state’s ability — and willingness — to protect its citizens in volatile border regions.
He said the latest episode adds to growing alarm, arguing that it is part of a broader and increasingly troubling pattern along the Sudan–Egypt frontier.
Hamad pointed to earlier video-recorded clashes reportedly involving Egyptian forces and Sudanese miners, saying the recurrence of such incidents deepens concerns over unchecked escalation in the area.
He strongly criticised what he called the absence of a decisive official stance, stressing that incidents involving unarmed civilians at the border cannot be treated as routine disputes and instead demand strict legal and security accountability.
According to Hamad, the continued repetition of such events requires immediate diplomatic engagement and firm legal action by Sudanese authorities in order to protect citizens and assert national sovereignty.
He further warned that failure to act decisively could open the door to wider strategic risks, including attempts to expand Egyptian influence in northern and eastern Sudan, potentially through recruitment and training activities.
