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On Saturday, President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī welcomed Shaykh Muḥammad Bin Zāyid Āl Nahiyān, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
After opening the bottom canals of the Renaissance Dam in anticipation of the second filling, Egypt responded by debunking Adis Ababa’s claims and stressing the gravity of its actions on Egypt and Sudan. 
During the last weeks of March, we witnessed a new development in the attempted thawing of relations between Egypt and Turkey.  Ayman Nour [Ayman Nūr], head of “al-Sharq” television network, announced that he had met with representatives of the Turkish government to discuss “toning down” criticism...
After failing to reach a binding agreement over the Renaissance Dam in Kinshasa, Egypt and Sudan have intensified their rhetoric towards Ethiopia.  So, what are the remaining options to avoid all-out war? 
On Sunday, Tunisian President Qays Saʿīd ended his three-day trip to Egypt, his first visit to Cairo since he was elected president in October 2019.  At a joint press conference with Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, Saʿīd condemned any encroachments on Egyptian national security,...
On Saturday, Egypt and Burundi signed a military cooperation pact just days after Cairo reached a similar deal with Uganda.  All of this comes as Egypt increases military coordination with Sudan as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations fail to make progress.
Sudan has confirmed its commitment to continue negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) under the supervision of the African Union, demanding a greater role to experts to facilitate the negotiations and narrow the gap between the disputed parties.
On Sunday, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sāmiḥ Shukrī and Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Muḥammad ʿAbd al-ʿĀṭī participated in a meeting about the Renaissance Dam with their Sudanese and Ethiopian counterparts under the supervision of South Africa. 
Uncertainty over the Renaissance Dam continues even after the election of Joe Biden to the American presidency. 
The following text contains sensitive information and highlights various concerns from an Egyptian ambassador regarding foreign influence on political and environmental decisions and movements in Egypt.

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