Egypt on Saturday called for the restoration of inclusivity within the Nile Basin Initiative and the rejection of unilateral measures in the Eastern Nile during talks with Rwanda on the sidelines of the Russian-African Ministerial Forum. Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty emphasised the importance of cooperation and integration in the Nile River to achieve mutual benefits. Abdelatty also identified new avenues for partnership in telecommunications, information technology, social development, parliamentary cooperation, livestock development, and veterinary vaccines. Egypt has already dispatched experts in rice cultivation and irrigation to Rwanda following a request from the Rwandan Ministry of Agriculture, Abdelatty said. He added that the Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development will continue providing training programmes in fields including defence, policing, cybersecurity, and counter-terrorism.

Source: Daily News Egypt December 21, 2025 15:45 UTC