[TRANSLATED] Al-Jazeera – Who drives the events in eastern Sudan? 4 countries are on the indictment list
In Ahmed Fadl’s feature piece, retired police officer Lt. Gen Osman Fagray alleges that foreign intelligence services inflame eastern Sudan’s tensions, citing Eritrea’s Red Sea fishing interests, Saudi projects, Egypt’s aversion to Sudanese democracy and the UAE’s support for the Beni Amer.
Sami al-Sayegh, chief engineer of the coastal terminal in the southern port in Port Sudan, said the UAE is seeking, through the Dubai Ports Company, to control Sudan's ports in the Red Sea.
Fagray calls on the government to close borders and sever relations with Eritrea, and contain a situation “moving quickly towards the Darfur scenario” which “would be more painful for Khartoum, as the east is strategic and close.” He added that the Rapid Support Forces lack experience in dealing with civilians and fear using force for fear of accountability.