[blueflow]

The wikipedia page claims that no-one lives there, but on aerial imagery, i can see quite some amount of huts: https://satellites.pro/#21.839354,33.804339,19

[wnkrshm]

According to an article I found [0] there are gold mines there controlled by some tribal leaders. It seems to be inhabited but not under any nation state's control.

[0] https://www.youngpioneertours.com/strange-tale-bir-tawil/

[blueflow]

Good find! This explains the odd patterns of dug up ground to the northwest.

[martopix]

The wikipedia page says "transient populations", actually.