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MbZ attempting to engineer Hamdok's return

Former Sudanese President, Abdallah Hamdok.
Former Sudanese President, Abdallah Hamdok. © STR/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP
Living in the UAE since his withdrawal from power in January, Abdalla Hamdok, who was twice prime minister of the president of the Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is being pushed intensively by the strong man of Abu Dhabi as the key to a new Sudanese line-up. Much to the dismay of Cairo but also Moscow, which is banking on Vice President "Hemeti". [...]
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