While I do not agree with every aspect of this detailed publication by the American Enterprise Institute, it is well worth reading. Some of its maps are outstanding. Published in February this year Fault Lines In the Horn of Africa, remains an important reference.
For example, this is extremely helpful in understanding the UAE and its interests in Sudan’s civil war.
The UAE has backed Hemedti and his paramilitary RSF to protect its interests in Sudan’s civil war. Hemedti and the RSF fought in the Libyan and Yemeni civil wars under Emirati command and control a significant portion of Sudan’s gold trade. The UAE had many reasons to consider backing the SAF, given SAF involvement in the Emirati coalition in Yemen, billions of dollars in gold exports, and territorial control over almost all the now-suspended Emirati investments along the Nile or Red Sea coast. The UAE may have partially viewed the SAF as an untrustworthy partner due to its Islamist ties, which the UAE still views as a major concern.
Martin Plaut 