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

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

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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