A Sudanese man has publicly confronted Dubai’s ruler and UAE Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum on the streets of central London, accusing the United Arab Emirates of killing Sudanese people through its support for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group.
A video circulating online, posted on Sunday, shows the man shouting at Al-Maktoum and his entourage as they walked through the affluent Knightsbridge area.
“Emiratis and UAE, they’re killing Sudanese people,” he declared from across the road. “UAE is killing people in my country. Stop killing my people.” He continued: “Stop killing Sudanese… Mohammed bin Zayed, they are killing people in my country,” referring to UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MBZ).
A man appearing to be part of the Emirati entourage responded with racist abuse…. When the Sudanese man challenged the racial slur, the Emirati replied “Shut the f… up” and crossed the road to confront him.
The incident occurred amid Al-Maktoum’s recent stay in London. Emirati media reported that last Thursday, MBZ held a “fraternal meeting” with Al-Maktoum at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in the British capital, described as reflecting “enduring bonds of unity, mutual respect and shared values.”
A Sudanese man confronted Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, during a family visit to London, shouting: “Stop killing Sudanese,” Middle East Eye reports.
“The UAE is killing Sudanese people… Mohammed bin Zayed, they are killing people in my country,” he said.… https://t.co/N0qIApdE3n pic.twitter.com/hifpkvepi7
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On Monday, Al-Maktoum posted a photo from his London holiday with family, captioning it with reflections on creating “beautiful memories” and “moments we create with our families” as the greatest investment in vacations.
Despite repeated denials from Abu Dhabi, extensive evidence from United Nations experts, human rights organizations, and investigative reporting documents the UAE’s material support for the RSF, which has been accused by the UN and the United States of committing genocide in Sudan’s ongoing war that began in April 2023. This includes arms transfers via networks in Libya, Chad, and Somaliland, as well as the use of bases and other logistical aid.
The conflict has produced the world’s largest humanitarian catastrophe, with mass killings, rape, ethnic cleansing, and displacement on a vast scale, most notoriously after the RSF’s capture of el-Fasher in North Darfur, where the UN described the campaign as bearing “all the hallmarks of genocide.”
Western governments, including the UK, have faced criticism for muted responses to Emirati involvement, allegedly prioritizing economic and strategic ties with the UAE over accountability for the bloodshed. Figures linked to Emirati circles have at times appeared to downplay or relativize the support for RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), who maintains property interests in Dubai.
Al-Maktoum himself has a record of court findings in Britain. In 2020, a London judge ruled he organized the kidnapping of his daughters Latifa and Shamsa. In 2021, another ruling found he had used NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to hack the phone of his former wife, Princess Haya of Jordan, and her associates.
The confrontation underscores growing public anger at the UAE’s role in fueling Sudan’s suffering while its leaders enjoy luxury sojourns in Western capitals. Sudanese voices and observers have long highlighted how external backing prolongs a war that has devastated an African nation, even as regional actors aligned with Western and Zionist interests pursue their own agendas of influence and resource control.
The UAE’s normalization deals and close partnerships stand in stark contrast to the solidarity expected among Muslim and Arab peoples facing aggression and occupation elsewhere.
