Egypt boosts ties with Tanzania amid ongoing Nile dam dispute
Egypt is boosting ties with the Nile Basin countries while Ethiopia inches toward the third filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam without an agreement with the downstream countries.
CAIRO — Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Liberata Mulamula visited Cairo June 9, where she met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to discuss ways to cement bilateral ties.
During the meeting, Sisi expressed Egypt's pride in the deep-rooted ties with Tanzania that have grown stronger in recent years and the activation of joint cooperation mechanisms in various fields.
For her part, Mulamula conveyed a written message to Sisi from Tanzanian President Samia Hassan, reiterating her country’s great appreciation for the profound relations with Egypt. Hassan also expressed in her message her country’s keenness to upgrade the frameworks of bilateral cooperation and to leverage Egypt’s broad experience in the field of mega development projects.
Moreover, Hassan’s letter referred to the joint cooperation with Egypt on the establishment of the Julius Nyerere Dam to generate hydroelectric power in Tanzania.
