US President Donald Trump pledged to resume mediation of the long-standing dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), during a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Wednesday. Speaking during the meeting with Al-Sisi on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump stated he would seek to bring Egyptian and Ethiopian leadership together to reach a settlement. “I said it before, I reiterate it now… but for President Trump, we wouldn’t have reached an agreement on Gaza,” Al-Sisi told reporters. Trump praised Al-Sisi as a “great leader” and “strong guy,” noting the long-standing relationship between the two men. The meeting was attended by Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and the Director of the General Intelligence Service, Hassan Rashad.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 21, 2026 18:31 UTC