In the battle to determine the future of Sudan after the ouster of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir, two foreign powers closely allied to the U.S. are playing an outsize role: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Protesters who spent months demonstrating against Mr. Bashir’s three-decade rule are refusing to accept the military transitional council that toppled him earlier this month. But Riyadh and Abu Dhabi see an opportunity to consolidate strategic interests across the Horn of Africa: keeping Iran out of the Red...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 27, 2019 10:52 UTC