Sudan has cancelled a port deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in an apparent protest against Abu Dhabi's alleged support for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group engaged in a deadly conflict with government forces. Finance Minister Jibril Ibrahim said his country had cancelled a memorandum of understanding with the UAE to establish the Abu Amama port on the Red Sea coast. At a press conference in Port Sudan, he asserted that Sudan would not cede “one centimetre” of its coastline to the UAE. The relationship between Sudan and the UAE is complex, with both cooperation and tensions in the recent past. Residents of eastern Sudan, particularly in Port Sudan, have largely welcomed the cancellation of the project.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 04, 2024 17:14 UTC