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Spotlight ETHIOPIA SUDAN Issue dated 29/03/2021

Abu Dhabi's al-Fashaqa mediation is Act One of a long game of influence

Four months in the making, the UAE's February offer to mediate between its Sudanese and Ethiopian allies in their dispute over the fertile al-Fashaqa border region looks like the first step in a major diplomatic foray across eastern Africa. In the long term, Abu Dhabi would also like to conduct a tripartite mediation with Egypt on the GERD mega-dam. [...] (424 words)
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UAE Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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Spotlight SUDAN ETHIOPIA EGYPT 30/04/2021

Emirates seek to mediate between Sisi, Abiy, and Hamdock over GERD mega-dam 

Emirati Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed has already offered to mediate between Sudan and Ethiopia in their dispute over the Al Fashaqa border region. He is now hoping to use his influence over the Egyptian, Sudanese, and Ethiopian regimes to try to resolve their thorny conflict over the Grand Renaissance Ethiopian Dam. [...]

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