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UAE weighs opportunities, risks in Afghan diplomatic scrum

The US withdrawal and return of the Taliban has shaken up relationships in the Gulf and South Asia. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris Sept. 15. After their meeting, Macron praised the UAE’s role in the evacuations of foreign nationals from …

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Sudan’s PM says coup plotters were inside and outside military

An attempted coup in Sudan was organised by elements inside and outside the military establishment, leading to the first arrests of those involved in such a plot, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Tuesday. The failed attempt was preceded by attempts to sow insecurity, especially in the east of Sudan, …

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Mozambique Could Become Africa’s Next Piracy Hot Spot

On March 24, Ansar al-Sunna, a militant group linked to the Islamic State, launched a bloody attack on the coastal town of Palma, in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, leaving at least 61 dead and scores more unaccounted for. The assault, which lasted more than a week and took place …

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