The world’s worst war – around 150,000 dead, nine million displaced and 25 million needing emergency aid – this is Sudan, not Gaza nor Ukraine. While the international community largely ignores Sudan, the UAE and Saudi Arabia are trying to impose their power on the country’s warring factions.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud at the Gulf Cooperation Council-ASEAN Riyadh Summit
They see a chance to boost their economic muscle and military standing in Africa.opposes the Sudanese Armed Forces under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces under General Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemeti’. But it’s also a fight for regional hegemony between Saudi Arabia favouring Burhan and the UAE backing Hemeti with weapons and cash, as part of long-simmering power play tensions in the Gulf.
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