Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has recently revealed that there are no friendly states with whom Egypt is on good terms that directly funded the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

In remarks made at Egypt's parliamentary African Affairs Committee meeting on April 15, Shoukry said, “Our international partners perceive that the GERD is disputable. That is why they avoid getting involved in the crisis on its funding.”

He indicated that multiple African countries look forward to boosting cooperation with Egypt, particularly since the rupture that followed the assassination attempt against former President Hosni Mubarak in Addis Ababa in 1995 is now over. He stressed that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is keen on reactivating Egypt’s relations with Africa, and his participation in all African Union (AU) summits since 2014 is great proof of that.

He added that Sisi was keen to make several visits to Africa and recently hosted a large number of African officials in order to further cooperation based on mutual interests and respect.