The Arab League convened an emergency meeting in Cairo after Sudanese officials alleged that various drone attacks against targets such as Khartoum International Airport originated from Ethiopia’s Bahir Dar airport. The Sudanese officials also alleged that these attacks were linked to support provided by the United Arab Emirates to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Ethiopia rejected the allegations and counter-claimed that Sudan was supporting hostile elements linked to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which the latter denied. Similarly the UAE also denied the allegations.

Earlier in February, Reuters said that Ethiopia made a secret training camp for thousands of RSF fighters near the Sudanese border, allegedly with financial and logistical backing from the UAE.