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Trump Pushes for Egypt & Ethiopia Deal on Grand Renaissance Dam
al-monitor.com
January 21, 2026•1 day ago
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President Trump expressed a desire to mediate the dispute over Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. He met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Davos and stated he wants to bring together the leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia to resolve the issue. Egypt and Sudan view the dam as a significant threat to their water supplies.
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would like to bring together the leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia to work out a deal to solve a dispute over Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which both Egypt and Sudan consider a serious threat to vital water supplies.
Trump made the comments while meeting with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
(Reporting by Steve Holland and Ryan Patrick Jones; editing by Costas Pitas)
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