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News: #Egypt signals support for #Ethiopia’s Red Sea access if Nile dispute eases – report Egypt is prepared to work with #African partners to help secure Ethiopia access to the #Red_Sea if #Addis_Abeba shows flexibility in the long-running dispute over #Nile waters, according to a report by The National citing sources in Cairo familiar with private deliberations. The Abu Dhabi-based newspaper reported that the proposal was conveyed to Prime Minister #Abiy_Ahmed last week and has also been shared with #Washington, where #US President Donald #Trump has publicly expressed interest in mediating the decade-old dispute over Egypt’s share of Nile waters following Ethiopia’s construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (#GERD). According to the report, the Egyptian offer includes an implicit warning that Cairo could use its political and military influence in #Sudan, #Somalia and #Djibouti, as well as its naval presence in the southern Red Sea, to restrict.... Red more: https://addisstandard.com/?p=55363