Sudan to cut ties with United Arab Emirates over alleged RSF support
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Sudan Cuts Diplomatic Ties With the UAE
Above: Protesters hold banners and a flag of Sudan during a demonstration against the United Arab Emirates for its alleged support for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) outside the U.K. Foreign Office in Westminster on April 15, 2025. Image copyright: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
The Spin
Narrative A
The United Arab Emirates and its local proxy in Sudan, the terrorist RSF militia, have long threatened the sovereignty of Sudan and the regional security in the Red Sea, but they are dangerously escalating attacks as their defeat is clear. It's only natural that Sudan has now severed diplomatic relations with this aggressor state.
Narrative B
It's completely absurd that Sudan's army-aligned government continues its smear campaign against the United Arab Emirates, even after the International Court of Justice dismissed its politically motivated case. Governments may rise and fall, but the friendship between the Emirati and Sudanese people will always prevail.