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Sudan and the UAE: Pulling Sudanese strings

Sudan and the UAE: Pulling Sudanese strings

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Nov 02, 2021
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Sudan is the exception to the rule in the United Arab Emirates’ counterrevolutionary playbook.

In contrast to Egypt or Yemen, where it went out of its way to help roll back the achievements of popular revolts, the UAE was happy to see the back of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir.

Mr. Al-Bashir was toppled in April 2019 by the country’s military as mass a…

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