Bloomberg confirmed that US President Donald Trump's attempt to resolve the conflict over the Renaissance Dam failed, while negotiations continued in Khartoum on its ninth day, amid Sudanese assurances of progress in technical aspects, and an Egyptian insistence that Ethiopia has no right to fill the dam without agreement.
The American website said that the dispute over the Renaissance Dam is at a critical moment, and revealed that Trump's attempt failed to achieve a breakthrough to resolve a long-standing dispute over the dam.
The site added that Trump agreed last September to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s request to mediate in the dispute with Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam.
According to Bloomberg, Trump's praise of the Egyptian president publicly that he is his favorite dictator has sent a signal to African leaders that the United States will not be an honest broker.
The site mentioned how South African President Cyril Ramafuza spoke lightly of Trump's involvement in the Renaissance Dam crisis.
According to the site, Ramavoza said that the US president might need to visit Africa to see things in person, but he would not do because it is a pit of filth, referring to a previous leaked speech by President Trump in which he described Africa as dirty.
According to Bloomberg, the President of South Africa criticized President Sisi by saying that instead of resolving the crisis within the African Union, he soon went running to his master, against the backdrop of the Egyptian President's request to President Trump to mediate the Renaissance Dam crisis.
The website indicated that Ramavuza's spokeswoman Josella Deco denied knowing the remarks.
Meanwhile, negotiations for the Renaissance Dam, under the auspices of the African Union, are continuing for the ninth day, by holding bilateral sessions between observers and representatives of each country separately, on the eve of the closing session that brings together the three delegations and observers.
Egyptian Irrigation Ministry spokesperson Mohamed El Sebaei said that it is not Ethiopia's right to start mobilizing the Renaissance Dam without a binding agreement.
On the other hand, the Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation confirmed progress in some technical issues, and the Sudanese Minister of Irrigation said that his country supported the idea of establishing the Renaissance Dam because it allows Sudan to increase electricity production and contribute to the regulation of water.
The Sudanese capital, Khartoum, is embracing the Renaissance Dam negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, sponsored by the African Union and the participation of international observers, without achieving any consensus so far.
The eighth day of negotiations passed without reaching agreements on the contentious points, while Cairo rejected a proposal from Addis Ababa to postpone the settlement of the differences until after the signing of the agreement, and it is scheduled to hold a meeting on Sunday at the level of ministers.
It is reported that, under the auspices of the African Union, the tripartite meetings between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan were resumed last Friday, via video technology, to discuss reaching an agreement on filling and operating the dam.
Ethiopia is adhering to the filling and operation of the dam in July, at a time when Egypt and Sudan refuse to add Addis Ababa to this step before reaching an agreement.