Egypt steps up support to Sudan ahead of Nile dam third filling
Egypt sent aid and logistical and humanitarian support to Sudan as the two countries stress the need to continue consultations and mutual coordination on Ethiopia’s controversial Nile dam.
Egypt recently announced that it sent “aid packages and logistical and humanitarian support to Sudan” at the conclusion of a surprise visit by Sudanese leader Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to Cairo.
The visit of Burhan, the head of the Sudanese military and chairman of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, follows a series of trips he made to several Arab and African capitals over the past days. Several Sudanese envoys were also dispatched to African countries, most recently Sovereign Council member Ibrahim Jaber, who visited Rwanda on March 31.
Burhan’s March 30 visit, during which he met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, comes as the flood season draws near and as Ethiopia remains determined to complete the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, which started generating electricity in February.
Negotiations on the GERD between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan are still on hold. The third filling is scheduled for July.
