Egypt seeks rapprochement with Senegal in Nile dam crisis ahead of its AU presidency
Egypt looks to strengthen its relations with Senegal and win it over in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations, to be held under the auspices of the African Union, which is to be headed by Senegal next year.
Egypt is looking to strengthen its relationship with Senegal, which will hold the presidency of the African Union (AU) next year.
In this context, Egyptian Ambassador to Senegal Noha Khader announced in an interview with the Senegalese newspaper Le Soleil on July 23 Egypt’s support for Senegal’s upcoming presidency of the AU, set to start as of January 2022.
The Egyptian support for Senegal’s AU presidency comes as Cairo gets ready for the AU-sponsored negotiations that may be relaunched soon to discuss ways to reach a binding legal agreement between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan following the completion of the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Ethiopian preparations for the third filling phase.
Egypt has been seeking to boost its economic presence in Senegal, and the Egyptian Ministry of Industry announced July 24 the organization of more periodic exhibitions of Egyptian products in the West African country.
