CAIRO — Egyptians have high expectations for their country’s progress now that it has returned to the Pan-African Parliament after a three-year absence. Officials hope the parliament will help resolve Egypt’s issues with other African countries, the most notable being the Nile waters crisis, the Renaissance Dam dispute, the Halayeb and Shalateen land issue and economic matters.
The Pan-African Parliament, based in Midrand, South Africa, is the advisory body of the African Union (AU), seated in Addis Ababa, and its 54 member states. The AU suspended Egypt’s membership in 2013 following the June 30 Revolution and the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi after protests in Cairo, considering his ouster a violation of the constitutional order.