Sudan has borders with the countries of Egypt , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Kenya , Uganda , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Central African Republic , Chad , and Libya . It also has a coast on the Red Sea . It is bordered by Egypt to the north , the Red Sea to the northeast , Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east , Kenya and Uganda to the southeast , the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic to the southwest , Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest .