DISPATCHES Vol 67 No 15 | SUDANUNITED ARAB EMIRATESEUROPEAN UNION Euro-MPs call on Abu Dhabi to end backing for RSF as fears grow of humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan’s El Obeid 13th July 2026 The European parliament’s demand for the militia to be declared a terrorist entity will complicate EU-UAE trade talks Breaking with earlier diplomatic caution, the European Parliament has urged the EU to add the Rapid Support Forces to its list of terrorist organisations and directly called out... READ FOR FREE
Vol 67 No 14 | SUDANSAUDI ARABIAUNITED ARAB EMIRATES Gulf states' proxy war leaves Sudan's peace process in ruins 26th June 2026 Rivalries between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have rendered the international Quartet powerless as the RSF prepares a devastating assault on El Obeid After a brief pause during the United States-Iran war, regional competition between Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed...
DISPATCHES Vol 67 No 14 | NIGERIAUNITED ARAB EMIRATESINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND Fund officials warn Tinubu over ‘opaque’ Emirati US$5 billion derivatives deal 29th June 2026 Ahead of the election, Abuja will come under pressure to show how the incoming funds will be used President Bola Tinubu’s government has drawn the first tranche of US$1.5 billion from a controversial $5bn derivatives deal with United Arab Emirates’ largest lender, the First Abu Dhabi... READ FOR FREE
Vol 67 No 11 | SUDANUNITED ARAB EMIRATES From Colombia to Khartoum 29th May 2026 Colombian private military contractors transited through United Arab Emirates military bases before being deployed to Sudan to support the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Human Rights Watch (HRW) said...
DISPATCHES Vol 67 No 10 | SUDANUNITED ARAB EMIRATES Abu Dhabi ups the stakes with weapons case against Sudan army insiders 4th May 2026 Charges against 13 people, including General Yasir al Atta in absentia, push the UAE’s confrontation with Gen Al Burhan’s camp into a more dangerous phase The United Arab Emirates has opened up a new front in its diplomatic war with the Sudan Armed Forces after charging 13 individuals and six companies with weapons... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 67 No 3 | SUDANSAUDI ARABIAUNITED ARAB EMIRATES Riyadh flashes the gold card 2nd February 2026 Gulf State monarchies escalate their proxy war in Sudan with weapons and petro-dollars Saudi Arabia is set to cash in on the fury of the Sudan Armed Forces regime in Khartoum at the United Arab Emirates, which is seen by... READ FOR FREE
Vol 67 No 2 | SAUDI ARABIAUNITED ARAB EMIRATESEAST AFRICA Why the fight between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi is lighting regional fires 23rd January 2026 Far from mediating peace deals in Africa, the rival Gulf monarchies are exacerbating conflict The outbreak of controlled hostilities between the monarchies of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates in December is deepening fissures across East Africa and the Horn. There are...
DISPATCHES Vol 67 No 2 | SOMALIAUNITED ARAB EMIRATES Mogadishu expels Emirati companies over their secessionist ties 19th January 2026 Hassan Sheikh’s split with the UAE is part of a wider regional push back against the oil-rich Gulf State Somalia’s suspension of its bilateral agreements with the United Arab Emirates has prompted Dubai withdrawing workers and equipment from its ports in Somaliland, Somalia and Puntland. It will... READ FOR FREE
