In my previous article I said in a civilized democratic country, such a heinous incident never passes without consequences for the incumbent government. The prime minister of that country will immediately tender their resignation. Furthermore, the entire cabinet will be held accountable before the nation. But alas! Sudan is an exception. In a certain European country, the Minister of Commerce resigned after a rotten egg was discovered in the market. She felt she had a moral responsibility to step down. It is also said that Umr ibn Abd al-Aziz, one of the most pious and committed Islamic leaders said that if a mule stumbled in its pathway, I would be responsible and accountable before God because I failed to level the pathway for it. In Sudan, thousands of people were killed due to bad roads; nevertheless, no government officials were held accountable or punished. Thousands of people were killed in South Sudan, the Nuba Mountains, Blue Nile, and Darfur by the government’s armed forces and security apparatuses; however, not one person was held accountable.

It is said that sometimes one may need to put their head down and wait for the storm to pass. As a result of heavy criticisms from Sudanese writers and critics in the media, the chairperson of the de facto Council of Sovereignty helicoptered to the scene of the incident, paying a brief visit to the wounded and those affected by the aerial military assault of the Egyptian regime. Instead of appeasing and offering condolences to the wounded and the affected, he delivered a brief, short-sighted speech—the likes of which has never been delivered by any president in the world—blaming and warning his own citizens against crossing the border into Egyptian territory. The curse and supplications of the Sudanese people will continue to haunt you until doomsday. You have truly disgraced yourself among them.

We have said several times that Sudan, this unfortunate country, has been plagued by the most notorious and corrupt political leaders in the world since gaining independence in 1956. They lack patriotism, nationalism, integrity, and commitment. The Egyptian regime firmly believes that Sudan is its back garden, lung, and strategic depth in the South. Therefore, it is not permissible for any changes to occur without its consent and acceptance. Mutual, symbiotic, and sisterly relations between the two countries are just window curtains and lip service. The actual relationship between Egypt and Sudan is a win-lose dynamic rather than a win-win one. This lopsided equation will never be balanced unless this inferiority complex of Sudanese leadership is removed and the Egyptian superiority complex is demolished. This can only happen when the Sudanese military establishment understands that its mission is in the barracks and not in the palace, and when a good, committed civilian-democratic leadership takes the lead.

It is said that a cat who dreams of becoming a lion must first stop chasing mice. Our political leaders must abandon their trivial skirmishes and stop demonizing, vilifying, and incriminating each other. Egypt will never let you be at ease. It will continue fueling tensions and conflicts between your political parties. It is through this fueling that its interests are preserved. A civil and democratic system in Sudan does not serve Egypt’s geopolitical and economic interests. The Egyptian government prefers a military regime to rule in Khartoum.

Blocking and terracing the northern lifeline will have no significant impact on the political scene. The de facto military regime, together with the Egyptian regime, will coordinate and forcefully clear all these blockades and terraces because doing so will harm and damage their joint military, economic, and political interests. What happened with the mining workers in the North can easily be repeated here with the resistance committees of the North. It is an open secret that a massive, large-scale gold smuggling operation is taking place. The two military regimes in Sudan and Egypt are deeply involved in this process. Such well planned and articulated operation can not be challenged by just bocking and terracing the high way of the North. Removal of the military regime is the sole option and antidote.

Ultimately, I conclude that seventy-plus years of hardship, suffering, and abject poverty have equipped the Sudanese people with a resilience and patience that will help them endure any life challenge. I firmly believe that this nonsensical war will be the last war in Sudan and that the coming peace will be the fairest and most sustainable peace the country has ever seen. The ongoing conflict has communicated a clear message to the entire Sudanese population: war is a terrible thing. I strongly believe that Sudan will never be the same again. Traditional political parties will be reformed and restructured, political constituencies will shift, and the old social foundations of these parties will never return to the way they were. I strongly believe that many fragile political parties will disappear and that other, giant political parties will emerge. I strongly believe that the incumbent chairperson of the Sovereignty Council will be the last person in military uniform. I firmly believe that the defunct and dismantled Islamic party will never see the light of day again in Sudan and that secularism will be the order of the day. I strongly believe that the hate speech and the ‘strange faces’ laws will disappear for good. I strongly believe that this ongoing, notorious war has opened the eyes of the entire Sudanese people a bit wider, helping them realize that peaceful coexistence, tolerance, and accepting one another are prerequisites for growth and progress.

“God Save My Country, Sudan.”

Mahjoub S. G. F
Kampala, Uganda

Friday, June 26, 2026