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Leaked UN passages, sanctions records and corporate investigations connect an Abu Dhabi security company to Colombian recruiters, a base in Puntland and the Libyan corridor supplying Darfur.
A May 2026 SWP study calls the UAE one of the most aggressive external actors in African conflicts, and names Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Ethiopia. Ten countries — from the RSF's supply corridors to conflict gold in eastern Congo — show how Emirati military, financial and logistical networks connect wars that look domestic.
Yale’s latest Asosa evidence exposes a wider pattern linking Ethiopia’s RSF support, UAE patronage and pressure on Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted the proxy nature of Sudan's conflict, implicating external actors like Ethiopia and the UAE in the ongoing violence. The war has escalated into a regional crisis, fueled by foreign support and arms supply.