Egypt has expressed its support for a Sudanese proposal to form an international quartet to oversee negotiations around the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Under the supervision of Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi, the African Union, United States, European Union, and United Nations are the four entities proposed by Sudan to mediate negotiations. Shoukry stressed that Egypt is looking forward to the role the DRC in reaching a binding legal agreement on the rules for filling and operating the dam. Meanwhile, the Sudanese government renewed its categorical rejection of Ethiopia’s request to withdraw the Sudanese army from the eastern borders in al-Fasqa. Ethiopian militias, backed by the army, reportedly looted the crops of Sudanese farmers after they were expelled by force from lands that were recently retrieved.

Source: Egypt Independent February 25, 2021 11:48 UTC