The Thinking Muslim The Bloodied Emirates II: How the UAE failed in Sudan with Dr. Andreas Krieg
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Nov 28, 2025 Dr. Andreas Krieg, an expert on Middle Eastern and African geopolitics, dissects the UAE's controversial role in Sudan's turmoil. He delves into the UAE's covert networks supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), exposing the connections to arms and financing via Dubai. Krieg further reveals the complex dynamics between the RSF and Sudan's army, tracing their brutal history and the ethnic violence it perpetrates. His insights shed light on the UAE’s strategic ambitions and the implications for regional stability.
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El Fasher's Strategic Value
- El Fasher was a strategic choke point linking Darfur to resource-rich regions and the Red Sea.
- Capturing it materially strengthened RSF capacity for wider offensives.
UAE Uses Private Networks For Influence
- The UAE runs parallel formal diplomacy and informal corporate networks to project power.
- Those informal hubs enable logistics, arms flows, and gold laundering that sustain proxies like the RSF.
Gold Laundering Fueled RSF Power
- Hemeti monetized Darfur's gold and routed proceeds through Dubai, funding RSF operations.
- UAE banking and commodity hubs made Hemeti's wealth and access possible.