The Impact of Border Trade with Neighboring Countries on Sudan’s National Security: A Case Study of the Arab Republic of Egypt

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the framework of Sudanese-Egyptian economic relations, and to identify the problems affecting economic relations between Sudan and Egypt, in addition to evaluating the experience of the Arab Republic of Egypt in managing border trade with Sudan.

The study followed the descriptive, analytical, historical and deductive approaches. The study reached a number of results, including that the agreement between the two countries contributes to restoring the mechanisms and structures of economic integration between them, while developing them in a manner consistent with international, regional and local variables in both countries, in order to achieve significant progress in trade and economy. There was no specific framework for Sudanese-Egyptian economic relations, due to the fluctuations in relations. There are many problems affecting economic relations between Sudan and Egypt.

The study recommended a number of recommendations, including the necessity for the two countries to agree to restoring the mechanisms and structures of economic integration between them, while developing them in a manner consistent with international, regional and local variables in both countries, in order to achieve significant progress in trade and economy, working to establish a specific framework for Sudanese-Egyptian economic relations, to develop trade and economy in both countries, and working to solve the problems affecting economic relations between Sudan and Egypt.