Egypt determined to disrupt Ethiopia's ties with Uganda

Cairo is to help Kampala achieve food security in a bid to deal a blow to the Ugandan-Ethiopian alliance, especially in the Nile dam issue.
A general view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia, on Feb. 20, 2022.
A general view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia, on Feb. 20, 2022. - AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images
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A Ugandan delegation on Aug. 24 visited the site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, a main tributary of the Nile River. 

Meanwhile, during the annual Nile Basin Council of Ministers Meeting held in Tanzania on Aug. 19, Ethiopia and Uganda called on Nile Basin countries to join the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), also known as the Entebbe Agreement.

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