The Republican Party has accused Egypt of actively fueling the war in Sudan through political and military support for Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood–aligned forces, arguing that Cairo is no longer qualified to serve as a mediator within the Quartet framework aimed at ending the conflict.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the party said Egypt’s alleged alliance with Islamist factions, its violation of Sudanese sovereignty, and its involvement in military operations inside Sudan undermine any claim of neutrality and disqualify it from a mediation role.
The party pointed to what it described as Egypt’s maintenance of a military base on Sudanese territory, from which strikes have allegedly been carried out against civilian targets. It said these actions contradict the basic requirements of mediation and contribute directly to prolonging the war.
The statement also criticized Egypt’s recent declarations of “red lines” in Sudan and its assertion of a right to invoke a Joint Defense Agreement that was annulled by Sudan’s elected government in the 1980s. According to the Republican Party, these claims further demonstrate Cairo’s military alignment with one party to the conflict and confirm its lack of neutrality.
Citing reporting by international media outlets, including the BBC Arabic service and Reuters, the party referred to findings linked to a New York Times investigation that described the use of an Egyptian air base to launch strikes inside Sudan using Turkish-made Akinci drones. The party said these attacks have hit densely populated areas and disrupted humanitarian aid convoys, calling them a blatant violation of Sudanese sovereignty and civilian safety.
The Republican Party said Egypt’s stated support for “legitimacy” and Sudan’s territorial integrity is contradicted by its backing of what it called the “illegitimate coup authority” led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, as well as by Egypt’s continued presence in disputed areas of Sudanese territory.
It argued that Egypt has consistently obstructed the formation of a democratic civilian government in Sudan, despite that outcome being the clear demand of the Sudanese people, as expressed during the December 2018 revolution.
The statement further accused Egypt of bearing responsibility for violations committed during the war by supporting a Sudanese military leadership it said is influenced by the Muslim Brotherhood, adding that this support contradicts Cairo’s own longstanding campaign against the Brotherhood inside Egypt.
More broadly, the Republican Party criticized what it described as Egypt’s historical approach to Sudan since independence, accusing successive Egyptian governments of prioritizing their own economic, security, and geopolitical interests by backing military and authoritarian regimes in Khartoum, even at the expense of Sudan’s stability and unity.
The statement concluded by urging Sudanese citizens to remain vigilant against both internal and external efforts to deny them their rights to peace, freedom, and justice, and called for an end to all forms of foreign interference that perpetuate the conflict.
