The Egyptian and Ethiopian presidents have been unable to reach a compromise over Nile water projects for several years. Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has caused a stir after he was pictured in a smiling handshake with the Ethiopian president just days after Addis Ababa announced the fourth filling of a controversial mega-dam project, compromising Egyptian water supplies. Sisi and his Ethiopian counterpart met on the sidelines of the New Global Financing Pact summit in Paris this week. Sisi added that the goal was “to reach a legal and binding agreement regarding the filling and operation of the Renaissance Dam”. While Ethiopia says the dam poses no threat to Egypt and Sudan, it has refused to sign a binding agreement regarding the operation of the dam.

Source: Ethiopian News June 23, 2023 15:19 UTC