Watan-The UAE has established and will operate a new field hospital in Chad at a cost of $50 million, the second hospital it has opened in the region.
This news initially carries the impression of Emirati charitable work, but it won’t take long to discover that the UAE wraps all its dirty deeds in a humanitarian guise, concealing criminal agendas.
In Chad, there’s a massive influx of refugees from the conflict in Sudan, a conflict instigated by the UAE itself. It has funded and supported, with arms, money, and mercenaries, the “Rapid Support Forces” committing war crimes against Sudanese civilians.
In contrast, Saudi Arabia supports the Sudanese army, indicating a clear rivalry, if not outright conflict, between the two countries on many issues.
Emirati interest in East Africa has grown as the country seeks to develop trade links and secure access through the strategic Bab el Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea.
This interest has increased after signing numerous agreements with Israel, including cooperation agreements and commercial ventures outside the UAE, while hiding schemes to plunder Africa’s wealth of minerals and gold, and to gain control over the entire Arab Maghreb region after fragmenting the Arab Mashreq.
In the African Horn, DP World, a logistics giant based in Dubai, has helped develop the port of Berbera in the self-governing “Somaliland” region of Somalia.
Diplomatically, the UAE supported the January agreement granting Ethiopia access to the port of Berbera, despite strong opposition from Egypt. Ethiopia has emerged as a significant ally of the UAE in the region, reportedly receiving armed drones from the UAE to assist the Ethiopian army in the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
This cooperation raises an important issue concerning a plot to undermine Egypt, which Mohammed bin Zayed has been working on in favor of the Zionists, since his support for the coup by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and hiding aspects related to the Renaissance Dam after Sisi relinquished Nile waters with the blessing of “Ibn Zayed,” a strong supporter of Ethiopia.
Furthermore, the UAE concluded a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Kenya in February 2024.
In neighboring Tanzania, DP World won a tender in late 2023 to modernize and operate a part of the port of Dar es Salaam. This elevates trade and security relations in East Africa.
The UAE will continue to expand its trade and investment ties in East Africa in collaboration with Israel, although it will face competition for influence from other foreign powers, including China and Saudi Arabia.
Its activity will provoke some international criticism and may lead to attacks against its citizens or facilities. In February, three UAE military personnel were killed in Somalia by the armed group al-Shabaab.