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Spotlight | Egypt, Sudan
Cairo fights Khartoum's corner at African Union

Egypt president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Egypt president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. © African Union/Flickr
Egypt tried to put together a coalition to prevent the pan-African organisation from blackballing Sudan following the 25 October coup. Cairo and Khartoum have never been on closer terms. [...]
Published on 04.11.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes
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Erdogan waits in wings following Burhan's coup

Turkey, the main partner of Omar al-Bashir's regime, lost its influence in Sudan when power fell into the hands of civilians in 2019. Despite Ankara not being as well connected to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who took power on 25 October, as Egypt and the Emirates, Recep Tayyip Erdogan's regime nevertheless hopes that the breakdown of relations with Europe and the US will lead to a restoration of close ties with Khartoum.

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