Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met Yoko Kamikawa, Special Envoy of the Japanese Prime Minister to the 2026 United Nations Water Conference on Wednesday, Abdelatty reviewed Egypt’s acute water scarcity challenges, the ministry said in a statement.
Egypt underscored the importance of cooperation and integration among Nile Basin countries to achieve mutual benefit.
Egypt and Sudan on Thursday reaffirmed their rejection of any unilateral measures in the Eastern Nile Basin that could harm their water interests, urging Ethiopia to abandon such actions.
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty made the remarks during a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, who is visiting Egypt on an African tour that includes Ethiopia and other countries.
“We’re working on a dam that was built, which precludes the Nile River from getting water,” Trump said as he launched the Board of Peace, a global organization that he heads and that features world leaders as members, aimed at resolving conflicts.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met Wednesday with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum to discuss regional stability, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), and the ongoing peace process in Gaza.
“Egypt continues to follow developments closely and will take all measures guaranteed under international law to protect the existential resources of its people,” the statement read.
“The Egyptian state has set a number of red lines that cannot be tolerated or overlooked.”
Abdelatty told a meeting of the Senate’s human rights committee that Egypt remains committed to pursuing all available legal and international channels to safeguard its water interests.
Speaking during a seminar on water security held as part of a training course for Egyptian military diplomatic personnel posted abroad, Hani Sewilam highlighted the country’s 98% reliance on the river for its renewable water resources.
Abdelatty said Egypt places special importance on strengthening cooperation in the management of transboundary rivers in accordance with relevant rules of international law.
As the two leaders met in Cairo on Thursday, they underscored the importance of respecting international law to protect the shared interests of all Nile Basin countries.
Abdelatty met with members of the German Bundestag’s foreign affairs committee in Berlin, reaffirming rejection of any unilateral actions in the Eastern Nile Basin.
Ruto emphasized Kenya’s commitment to promoting cooperation and economic integration among Nile Basin countries, ensuring that the interests of any nation are not harmed.
Abdelatty made the remarks in a meeting with his Rwandan counterpart, Olivier Nduhungirehe, on the sidelines of the grand inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on Saturday.
The ministry’s statement comes two weeks after Egypt accused Ethiopia of “reckless management” of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), saying that irregular discharges had caused a severe and delayed flood on the Nile.
Egypt’s Prime Minister Madbouly said on Wednesday that Egypt is negotiating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam wisely and patiently and will not relinquish its historical right to the Nile River waters.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Sudanese Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan met in Cairo on Wednesday, discussing the Sudanese crisis as well as the water file.
Egypt has accused Ethiopia of “reckless” management of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which triggered an unusually severe and delayed flood on the Nile beyond the normal seasonal peak.
Egypt denounced Ethiopia’s "unilateral" management of its "illegal dam that violates the international law." The $5 billion mega dam is capable of holding back up to 74 billion cubic meters of water.
