Egypt, Djibouti leaders meet to discuss ties, Ethiopian dam
ABC News
Egypt’s president is hosting his Djiboutian counterpart for talks on improving ties and a controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary, which Egypt deems an existential threat, if filled and operated without agreement
CAIRO -- Egypt’s president on Monday hosted his Djiboutian counterpart for talks on improving ties and a controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary, which Egypt deems an existential threat,
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh landed in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Sunday. He was received at the airport by President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.
Guelleh’s visit comes more than eight months after el-Sissi paid a rare visit to the strategic Horn of African nation.
El-Sissi was the first Egyptian leader to visit Djibouti since it declared independence in 1977. It was part of Egypt’s efforts to build more African alliances during an ongoing water dispute with Ethiopia, which borders Djibouti.
