US President Donald Trump on Friday provided to mediate the long-running dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the sharing of Nile River waters. He said that Washington is able to restart talks to discover a lasting and honest resolution.In a letter written to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and later posted on Trump’s Fact Social account, the US president stated he was ready to resume American mediation efforts amid rising tensions linked to Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).The Nile dispute has intensified since Ethiopia inaugurated the GERD on September 9. Egypt, which lies downstream, has strongly opposed the venture, arguing that it threatens its water safety. Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation with greater than 120 million individuals, views the $5 billion dam as central to its financial growth and electrical energy technology plans.In his letter, Trump additionally praised Sisi’s regional function.“I thanks on your management in efficiently mediating a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. I acknowledge and admire your regular function in managing the various safety and humanitarian challenges which have confronted this area, and your individual individuals, since October 7, 2023. This conflict has weighed closely on Egyptians, not simply their neighbors, in Israel and Gaza,” Trump wrote.Trump careworn that no single nation ought to dominate the river’s sources, writing that america “affirms that no state on this area ought to unilaterally management the dear sources of the Nile, and drawback its neighbors within the course of.”He added that US-led efforts may assist safe predictable water flows throughout droughts whereas permitting Ethiopia to generate energy from the dam.“I imagine that with the suitable technical experience, honest and clear negotiations, and a robust United States function in monitoring and coordination between events, we will obtain a long-lasting settlement for all Nile Basin Nations,” Trump stated.Trump additionally warned in opposition to the danger of escalation, saying: “I very a lot hope that this really comprehensible dispute over the GERD (DAM!) is not going to result in main army battle between Egypt and Ethiopia.”Egypt which is house to round 107 million individuals, is dependent upon the Nile for almost all of its contemporary water, which is important for households, agriculture and energy technology on the Aswan Excessive Dam, based on BBC. Ethiopia has confirmed it has accomplished filling the reservoir on the GERD, an enormous hydroelectric venture on the Blue Nile that officers say will assist convey electrical energy to tens of millions and increase financial progress.
