FILE - This April 2, 2013, file photo, shows construction work on a dam, in the Asosa Region of Ethiopia. (Elias Asmare, File/Associated Press)CAIRO — Egypt’s president on Monday sought to defuse tensions with Ethiopia and Sudan, reassuring them that his country was not meddling in their internal affairs or planning to go to war against them. It has accused Sudan of siding with Ethiopia, and of reviving a longstanding border dispute. We are determined to have good relations (with Sudan and Ethiopia). I am saying this as a clear message to our brothers in Sudan and Ethiopia,” he added.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2018 13:23 UTC