Egypt on Thursday embarked on a fresh bid to halt fighting between Sudan’s warring factions and contain the humanitarian crisis it has unleashed, using a summit of neighbouring states to try to revive international efforts to contain the war. Earlier this week, Ethiopia hosted a regional East African summit, but Sudan’s army boycotted it, claiming lead sponsor Kenya was biased. Dam negotiationsRepresentatives of the RSF and Sudan’s army did not appear at the summit. Relations between Egypt and Ethiopia, Sudan’s two biggest neighbours, have been strained in recent years by a dispute over the giant dam Ethiopia has constructed on the Blue Nile. After the summit, Egypt and Ethiopia issued a statement saying they would launch urgent negotiations to finalise an agreement on the dam within four months.

Source: Ethiopian News July 14, 2023 11:25 UTC