Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on a "historic" visit to Djibouti, amid the Grand Renaissance Dam dispute

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on a "historic" visit to Djibouti, amid the Grand Renaissance Dam dispute

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived in Djibouti today, Thursday, to hold talks with Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, as part of the Egyptian diplomatic efforts aimed at building more African alliances to resolve the ongoing dispute with Ethiopia over the waters of the Nile River.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on a "historic" visit to Djibouti, amid the Grand Renaissance Dam dispute Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived in Djibouti today, Thursday, to hold talks with Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, as part of the Egyptian diplomatic efforts aimed at building more African alliances to resolve the ongoing dispute with Ethiopia over the waters of the Nile River.


Sisi's visit to the Horn of Africa is the first for an Egyptian president since Djibouti declared its independence in 1977. It is also expected that Sisi will discuss with the age of his generation bilateral relations, especially military and economic relations, in this "historic visit", according to the statement of the President's office.


The visit comes amid escalating tension between Egypt and Sudan on the one hand, and Ethiopia on the other hand, over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which costs $ 4.6 billion on the Blue Nile, one of the main tributaries of the Nile.


Egypt and Sudan fear that the Ethiopian reservoir will affect their water ration, especially in times of drought.


Amani Tawil, an expert on Africa at the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, believes that "the rapprochement between Egypt and Djibouti is a vital matter aimed at preventing Djibouti from aligning with Ethiopia."


She added, “Egypt has recently sought to build good relations with all the Nile Basin countries and the countries bordering the Red Sea. These two areas are related to the two most important national security issues in Egypt, the Nile River and the Suez Canal. ”


Talks over the waters of the Nile stalled with Ethiopia in April. However, international and regional efforts that have taken place since then have failed to revive the negotiations.


Al-Sisi warned in March that Egypt's share of the Nile water was "untouchable", and that there would be a "state of instability that no one could imagine," if Ethiopia filled the reservoir without an international agreement.

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