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Egypt, UAE play essential role in containing Sudan-Ethiopia crises

US fears state collapse, regional spillover in Horn of Africa.

Week in Review
Week in Review
Nov 4, 2021
A youth is photographed holding the Tigrayan flag in the Sudanese village of Um Rakuba, home to over 20,000 refugees, on August 18, 2021, in Um Rakuba, Sudan
A youth holds the Tigrayan flag in the Sudanese village of Um Rakuba, home to over 20,000 refugees, on Aug. 18, 2021. The latest influx of refugees saw more than 50,000 people flee into Sudan after military confrontations broke out between Ethiopia and the Tigray Peoples' Liberation Front in late 2020. — Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images

Another worry: Sudan-Ethiopia border flare-up

US Horn of Africa Envoy Jeffrey Feltman is in Ethiopia again this week out of concern for a significant deterioration in the security situation there, while encouraging US citizens in the country to consider making plans to leave.

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