Egypt’s top diplomat is currently on a tour of African states. One reason for the blitz is to build support for Cairo’s position regarding the dispute over Ethiopia’s mega dam on the Nile River.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry visited South Africa today where he met with President Cyril Ramaphosa. The two discussed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), and Shoukry reiterated to the president that Egypt wants a negotiated and legally binding agreement on the matter, according to the Egyptian state-owned Al-Ahram news outlet.
