UAE issues rare denial of 'imperial ambitions' in Africa

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Expert says UAE's denial contains 'flawed logic', as it bolsters militias and scoops up key assets in Africa The UAE has pushed back against a Financial Times (FT) article charting the Gulf state’s growing military and economic footprint in Africa. In a rare rebuttal published by the FT on Monday, the UAE’s director of strategic communications, Afra al-Hameli, said Abu Dhabi was “disappointed” that the newspaper portrayed it as pursuing an “imperial ambition” in Africa. “To describe partnerships