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Vol 64 No 6

Published 16th March 2023


Egypt

How El Sisi lost the cold war over water

Closer ties between Addis Ababa and Khartoum sideline Cairo's position on the Nile dam

Egypt, a key player in the Nile Basin, is watching with alarm as the recent rapprochement between Sudan and Ethiopia undercuts its leverage over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).This shift coincides with mounting economic and political pressure on Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el Sisi.

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