Egypt has been achieving several breakthroughs in boosting and maintaining foreign relations since Sisi came into power in Jun. After a series of tours and meetings with European leaders and decision makers, relations between Egypt and Europe began to stabilize. African Union membership regained, Africa relations boostedConsidering Egypt’s role and stature in Africa, President Sisi saw it as a necessity to strengthen Egypt’s existence in the African region. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L), Sudan's Omar al-Bashir and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn shake hands on a new Nile River deal. President Sisi was also invited to attend an extraordinary African Summit meeting in Ouagadougou last Sep. 6.

Source: Egypt Today February 02, 2018 22:07 UTC