Egypt steps up alarm on Ethiopia megadam as Sudan battles floods: What to know
Sudan’s government earlier this week warned of high risk of floods across six of the country’s 18 states.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty visited Port Sudan on Wednesday for high-level talks with Sudanese Prime Minister Kamel Idris and other officials, as concerns mount over rising Nile floodwaters and ongoing disputes surrounding Ethiopia’s megadam.
During his meeting with Idris, Abdelatty reaffirmed the two countries’ joint rejection of "unilateral actions" on the Nile, referring to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which was officially inaugurated last month. They also discussed Egypt’s role in facilitating the voluntary return of Sudanese citizens currently residing in the country.
In talks between Abdelatty and Sudanese Foreign Minister Mohi El-Din Salem, also on Wednesday, the two stressed “adherence to international law in managing the eastern Nile Basin.”
While in Port Sudan, Abdelatty also met with Sudanese Armed Forces chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Discussions largely focused on efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Sudan’s more than two-year-old war.
