During the 34th ordinary session of the African Union summit held via video-conference, Sisi thanked South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for sponsoring previous tripartite negotiations. Sisi also thanked the confidence shown by North African countries in choosing Egypt for the third time to represent the region as part of the African Union Summit Bureau 2021. Sudan previously said that it will not accept the imposition of a fait accompli deal in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations, and is eager to respond against Ethiopia without resorting to war. The three parties have held several rounds of negotiations over the past years, but have ultimately failed to reach an agreement. Sudan is somewhat caught in the middle of the conflicting interests of Egypt and Ethiopia.

Source: Egypt Independent February 07, 2021 09:22 UTC