Egypt-Sudan Sign Agreement to Defend Water Security
The two countries cited the 1959 Nile Waters Agreement and warned that Ethiopia’s dam operation lacks a binding legal framework, threatening downstream water security.
- During the third round of the '2+2' consultative meetings in Cairo on November 2, Egypt and Sudan reaffirmed their rejection of Ethiopia's 'unilateral policies' regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam .
- Invoking the 1959 Nile Waters Agreement, Egypt and Sudan defended their 'established water allocations,' warning that their water security is 'indivisible' and Ethiopia's operation of the dam threatens downstream water security.
- Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hany Sewilam stated that the 11 Nile Basin countries receive seven trillion cubic meters of rainfall annually, suggesting technical solutions exist to address energy and water needs.
- On Monday, Egypt and Sudan signed a memorandum of understanding to implement development projects related to water resources in Sudan, part of an Egyptian initiative to foster cooperation among Nile Basin countries.
- Ethiopia maintains that its development of the Blue Nile is a legitimate exercise of its sovereign rights, rejecting historical arrangements as null and void while advocating for equitable use of shared transboundary waters.
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Ethiopia: Long After Ethiopia Completes GERD, Egypt, Sudan Invoke Nile Water Rights Under Colonial-Era Agreement
Egypt and Sudan have renewed their opposition to Ethiopia's independent management of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), invoking historical Nile water-sharing agreements and demanding a binding legal framework, more than a year after Ethiopia officially inaugurated the project.
Egypt-Sudan sign agreement to defend water security
Egypt and Sudan affirmed their total rejection of any unilateral actions in the Eastern Nile Basin. They agreed that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) – constructed unilaterally in violation of international law – carries grave consequences, and poses a persistent threat to the downstream Nile Basin states, particularly given Ethiopia’s unilateral management of the …
Egypt and the Sudan called on Ethiopia to change its "unilateral" policy on bridging the Renaissance, and to restore cooperation in accordance with applicable rules of international law.
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Egypt has confirmed its readiness to take the measures and measures guaranteed by international law and the Joint Defence Agreement with the Sudan to support the country and preserve its territorial integrity and national institutions, amid escalating inter-State tensions with Ethiopia in the Nile and Red Sea water files and interference in the Sudan's war. On November 1, the Sudan filed a formal complaint against Ethiopia with both the United N…
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