UAE

The UAE has backed Ethiopia’s government in the Tigray war while Saudi Arabia stays silent, but neither is shown to have decisive influence over the fighting.

Kenya is nearing a $1.5 billion loan agreement with the UAE to help address its growing budget deficit, as delays in IMF funding exacerbate the country’s fiscal challenges.

A Somali soldier who had defected from al Shabaab opened fire on UAE and Somali military officials at a base in Mogadishu, killing four people and injuring six others. The …