The European Parliament said that the UAE gradually strengthened - over the past decade - its hegemony over the Horn of Africa, especially in the Gulf of Aden, causing security gains in that region.
This came in a decision on security cooperation between the European Union and Africa in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa.
The European Parliament said that Abu Dhabi continues to undermine the security and political gains made in Somalia;
Considering that a reason for the national division between the federal government of Somalia and members of the federation.
According to the European Parliament’s decision, billions of dollars in gold are smuggled from West African countries every year through the Emirates.
He also indicated that the Somali youth movement is reaping millions of dollars from the proceeds of exporting coal to Iran and then to the UAE, in violation of the UN sanctions.