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Trump says he wants leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia to resolve Nile dam dispute

By Thomson Reuters Jan 21, 2026 | 10:58 AM

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald ‍Trump on Wednesday said he would like to bring together the ‌leaders of ‌Egypt and Ethiopia to work out a deal to solve a ​dispute over Ethiopia’s Grand ‍Ethiopian ​Renaissance Dam, which ​both Egypt and ‍Sudan consider a serious threat to vital water supplies.

Trump made ‍the comments while meeting with Egypt’s President ‍Abdel ‍Fattah al-Sisi ​at the ​World ⁠Economic Forum in ‌Davos, Switzerland.

(Reporting by Steve Holland and Ryan Patrick Jones; editing by Costas ⁠Pitas)