Jul 20, 2020President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed by phone today the Libyan conflict and the Nile dam dispute with Ethiopia. Egypt argues that the dam will inhibit its share of the downstream water supply from the Nile River. Immediately after the talks, Ethiopia sent conflicting signals as to whether it has actually started to fill up the dam. Amid the dispute, Egypt has made diplomatic overtures to Ethiopia’s rival Eritrea. Regional rivalries have also inflamed the Libyan civil war, which the United States seeks to de-escalate.

Source: Libya Today July 20, 2020 21:33 UTC