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The U.S., China, Russia, and the UAE All Competing For Greater Access to Sudan’s Red Sea Ports

by Eric Olander

TWEET TRANSLATION:I am honored to welcome the USS Winston Churchill in Port Sudan. This historic visit shows the United States’ support for the democratic transition in Sudan and our desire for a new era of cooperation and partnership with Sudan — Brian Shukan, U.S. Charge d’Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum

Greater military and commercial access to Sudan’s ports on the Red Sea is becoming a hotly-contested prize for some of the world’s leading powers including China, Russia, and the United States.

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