{"id":13289,"date":"2025-02-20T10:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=13289"},"modified":"2025-02-20T10:51:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T10:51:00","slug":"uaes-influence-in-sudan-kenyas-role-and-growing-geopolitical-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/02\/20\/uaes-influence-in-sudan-kenyas-role-and-growing-geopolitical-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE&#8217;s Influence in Sudan: Kenya&#8217;s Role and Growing Geopolitical Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-An attention-grabbing and cautious sequence of events is unfolding regarding the UAE\u2019s role in Sudan with the Rapid Support Forces militia, which has sparked the civil war in the country for the past two years in order to implement Abu Dhabi&#8217;s conspiracy to expand its influence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"449\">Regional observers note that, until the beginning of this year, neighboring Kenya had not been involved in Sudan&#8217;s civil war and had remained neutral.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"775\">However, on Tuesday, January 14, the UAE President, Mohamed bin Zayed, hosted a high-ranking delegation from Kenya led by the country&#8217;s president, William Ruto, where they signed economic partnership agreements to expand UAE investments in Kenya and increase the trade value, which currently stands at three billion dollars.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"311d5a96-edfe-4f67-8a11-7e73c9b1168e\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"90\">Kenya Hosts Sudanese Factions Amid Growing Tensions and Regional Shifts<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"1182\">On Wednesday, January 29, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi hosted the Kenyan president and signed several joint agreements to enhance relations and cooperation, including trade agreements, although they were valued at less than half a billion dollars. More significantly, they discussed defense and counterterrorism agreements. President Sisi also stated that they discussed the situation in Sudan.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1542\">Later, on Tuesday, February 18, Kenya hosted armed Sudanese factions linked to the UAE-funded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/09\/22\/uae-protects-rapid-support-forces-from-us-sanctions-a-report-reveals-serious-details\/\">Rapid<\/a> Support Forces in Nairobi, along with several other political and armed groups opposing the regime of Sudanese army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Nairobi has been hosting these talks, to which the Sudanese government was not invited, until tomorrow, Friday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9209\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9209\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9209 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sudanese-Rapid-Support-Forces-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Sudan War\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sudanese-Rapid-Support-Forces-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sudanese-Rapid-Support-Forces-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sudanese-Rapid-Support-Forces-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sudanese-Rapid-Support-Forces-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sudanese-Rapid-Support-Forces-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sudanese-Rapid-Support-Forces-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sudanese-Rapid-Support-Forces-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sudanese-Rapid-Support-Forces-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sudanese-Rapid-Support-Forces.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces suffer major setbacks amid Sudanese army advances<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"79f185b3-d30c-4627-a238-fa6acd1d2f07\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"105\">Sudan Protests Kenya\u2019s Role, Raising Concerns Over Regional Security and UAE Influence<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1806\">On Wednesday, the Sudanese government protested what Kenya is doing, considering it a threat to Sudan&#8217;s unity and an attempt to divide its land by supporting political and armed factions not affiliated with the state in establishing a parallel government abroad.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"2032\">In response, UAE media conveyed Kenya&#8217;s defense, stating that its goal is to achieve peace and reconciliation first among these factions. Kenya is consulting the African Union, headquartered in Addis Ababa, in these efforts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4067\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4067 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Commander-of-the-Rapid-Support-Forces-Hemeti-and-the-Emirati-President-Mohammed-bin-Zayed-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"Sudan has rejected the UAE\u2019s call for a ceasefire, accusing Abu Dhabi of supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Commander-of-the-Rapid-Support-Forces-Hemeti-and-the-Emirati-President-Mohammed-bin-Zayed-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Commander-of-the-Rapid-Support-Forces-Hemeti-and-the-Emirati-President-Mohammed-bin-Zayed-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Commander-of-the-Rapid-Support-Forces-Hemeti-and-the-Emirati-President-Mohammed-bin-Zayed-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Commander-of-the-Rapid-Support-Forces-Hemeti-and-the-Emirati-President-Mohammed-bin-Zayed-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Commander-of-the-Rapid-Support-Forces-Hemeti-and-the-Emirati-President-Mohammed-bin-Zayed-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Commander-of-the-Rapid-Support-Forces-Hemeti-and-the-Emirati-President-Mohammed-bin-Zayed.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Hemeti, and the Emirati President, Mohammed bin Zayed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2449\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Here, observers are questioning Egypt&#8217;s stance on Kenya&#8217;s actions toward Sudan. Is it a coincidence that the timing of the partnership with Kenya occurred two weeks before Kenya&#8217;s actions against Sudan, and just one week after the UAE\u2019s initiative to strengthen relations with Kenya, a country that is positioning itself as a regional guarantor, even at the expense of Egypt&#8217;s security to the south, east, and west?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-An attention-grabbing and cautious sequence of events is unfolding regarding the UAE\u2019s role in Sudan with the Rapid Support Forces militia, which has sparked the civil war in the country for the past two years in order to implement Abu Dhabi&#8217;s conspiracy to expand its influence. 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