14/02/2026
African Union Summit Clouded by Saudi-UAE Rivalry in Horn of Africa
FILE PHOTO: A delegate walks next to African Union (AU) member states flags ahead of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the African Union Commission (AUC) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/ Tiksa Negeri/File Photo A feud between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates across the Horn of Africa is overshadowing this weekend?s African Union summit, though most of the continent?s leaders will try to avoid taking sides, nine diplomats and experts said. What began as a rivalry in Yemen has spread across the Red Sea into a region riven with conflicts #8211; from war in Somalia and Sudan to rivalry between...
