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Let down by Tshisekedi, Sisi turns to Sall, the next AU chair, for GERD support

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“The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary”

ETHIOPIA

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

Although the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is due to come into service in 2021, no agreement has yet been found by Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan regarding their respective rights to the waters of the River Nile. For nearly a decade, the great Ethiopian dam has been a source of tension between the three countries. Ethiopia sees the €4bn project, which has been entirely financed by Ethiopian taxpayers but has not yet been completed, as a means of making itself self-sufficient in energy and affirming its power in the region. [...]

Macky Sall, Senegal's president and Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Egypt's president. © HollieAdams/POOL/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

Egypt isn't biding its time until the African Union's rotating chair passes to Senegal next year before soliciting its backing over Ethiopia's massive dam. [...] (402 words)

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EGYPT
Abdelfattah Al-Sisi
African Union
Aïssata Tall Sall
Félix Tshisekedi
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Macky Sall
Organisation for the Development of the Gambia River
Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River
Sameh Shoukry
UN

Macky Sall launches plans for Renaissance dam roadmap

With only a few months to go before the dam's third reservoir is filled over the next rainy season, the pressure is weighing on the Senegalese president's shoulders. Sall, who is also the chairman of the Africa Union, knows his input on the decade-old thorny issue will be particularly scrutinised. [...]

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. © @MohamedBinZayed/Twitter

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HORN OF AFRICA Diplomacy 03/02/2022

MbZ proposes diplomatic package to Sisi and Abiy ahead of AU summit

Ahead of the African Union summit to be held in Addis Ababa on 5-6 February, the UAE's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan has been busy trying to shape a role for the UAE as a mediator in the region. [...]

EGYPT SENEGAL Diplomacy 03/01/2022

Macky Sall expected to meet Sisi in Cairo

The president of Senegal Macky Sall will travel to Cairo in mid-January to meet with his counterpart Abdelfattah al-Sisi, with whom he will discuss the upcoming Senegalese presidency of the African Union (AU). [...]

Egypt president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. © African Union/Flickr

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SUDAN EGYPT Diplomacy 04/11/2021

Cairo fights Khartoum's corner at African Union

Egypt tried to put together a coalition to prevent the pan-African organisation from blackballing Sudan following the 25 October coup. Cairo and Khartoum have never been on closer terms. [...]

EGYPT FRANCE Business 22/10/2021

Egypt's PM in Paris to talk business

On 25 October, the Egyptian prime minister Moustafa Madbouli along with six of his ministers will be in Paris to meet with French officials. The delegation will also attend a France-Egypt business summit organised by France's business lobby Medef and meet representatives of a dozen French companies. [...]

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AFRICA EGYPT Energy Diplomacy 03/09/2021

Sisi puts water at the heart of his African diplomacy Free

Egypt is preparing a major conference on water issues in Cairo in October with several African heads of state. Its aim is to find new markets for Egyptian companies but also allies to help it block next year's planned third filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. [...]

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was received on 27 May 2021 in Djibouti by his counterpart Ismail Omar Guelleh. © Ismaïl Omar Guelleh/Facebook

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DJIBOUTI EGYPT ETHIOPIA Diplomacy 17/06/2021

Sisi tries containment tactics against Abiy's Renaissance dam

In his race to stop Ethiopia from filling its huge Renaissance dam, the Egyptian president is rallying the Nile Basin countries to his cause one by one. [...]

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DRC Energy Business 09/03/2020

Tshisekedi prepares international conference on Grand Inga hydropower project

With African Union support, the DRC will in late April play host to dozens of VIPs to discuss the development of the Congo River scheme that comprises several vast dams. [...]

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Macky Sall
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Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River
Sameh Shoukry
UN

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