Waiting for the ICj Rule

By: Ali Noureldin Abdulrahman

With smoking gun evidence pointing to the UAE for involvement in the war in Sudan, all are waiting for the rule by the International Court of Justice in the coming weeks on whether the UAE can be plausibly found complicit in the commission of genocide by arming the RSF.

On April 10th , lawyers for Sudan argued their case at the court accusing the UAE of enabling the mass killing of Masalit, an ethnic group by arming the Rapid Support Forces, militia guilty of deluge of atrocities.

The Economist, in an article published last week, said the UAE preaches unity at home but pursues division abroad.

It said the UAE is curving out a sphere of influence through militias who curve up Arab states.

It went to say that the Gulf state was the first in the region to set up a ministry of tolerance but was also the first to be tried for complicity in genocide.

The Guardian newspaper said it would be a severe blow to the UAE if the court did anything but strike the claim from the list.

The Guardian added that analysts say the UAE’s interest in Sudan stems from overlapping desires to gain political influence there and exploit its natural resources.