New CEPA with Mauritius: Foreign Trade Minister Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi inked a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with his Mauritian counterpart, making the CEPA between the two countries the first such pact for the UAE with an African nation, Wam reports. The agreement aims to foster increased trade and investment flows, as well as enhance private-sector collaboration between the two nations. Non-oil bilateral trade between the UAE and Mauritius amounted to USD 63.1 mn in 1H 2023.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry condemned the mass shooting at Prague’s Charles University and Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan also phoned his Czech Republic counterpart, Jan Lipavský, to offer condolences. The Director-General of Umm Al Quwain Municipality, Ahmed Ibrahim Obaid Ali Al Ali, and his wife were injured in the incident, reports Wam.

Aid sent to South Sudan: The government, alongside the World Food Programme, sent 100 tonnes of food supplies and medical services to refugees in South Sudan, Wam reports. Since the beginning of the war in Sudan, the UAE has “provided 8,810 tonnes of food and medical supplies through the operation of 133 relief planes, in addition to dispatching a ship carrying approximately 1k tonnes of urgent relief supplies,” said the assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Development affairs Sultan Al Shamsi.

US lawmakers expressed “grave concern” over claims that the UAE is backing Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The letter comes after Sudan expelled 15 Emirati diplomats earlier this month over allegations of UAE support for the RSF.

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