Yesterday, Saturday, the Renaissance Dam negotiations, under the auspices of the African Union, continued with bilateral meetings between observers and representatives of each country separately, prior to the closing session of the three delegations and observers today.
The spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Irrigation, Mohamed El Sebaei, said that it was not Ethiopia's right to start mobilizing the Renaissance Dam without a binding agreement, while the Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation confirmed progress on some technical issues.
On his part, the Sudanese Minister of Energy and Mining, Khairi Abdul Rahman, said that his country would benefit from the relative rise in the water level of the Blue Nile River after filling the Renaissance Dam in the production of electricity, and added that the Renaissance Dam would give Khartoum the opportunity to create new hydroelectric stations.
The Bloomberg website said that the dispute over the Renaissance Dam is at a critical moment, adding in an article on American mediation to resolve the crisis, that US President Donald Trump's attempt failed to achieve a breakthrough to resolve a long-standing dispute over the dam.
The site indicated that Trump agreed last September to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s request to mediate the conflict with Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam.
According to Bloomberg, Trump's public praise of Sisi as 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 Ramafossa spoke lightly of Trump's involvement in the Renaissance Dam crisis, and according to the website, Ramavusa said that Trump may need to visit Africa to see things personally, but he will not do because it is a "hole of filth", in a sign To a recent leaked speech by President Trump in which he described Africa as a pit of filth.
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 site indicated that Ramavusa's spokeswoman, Josella Deco, denied her knowledge of the remarks.