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| Egypt exerts pressures to remove Sudan PM |
| 2020-05-03 |
| [MIDDLEEASTMONITOR] As part of its efforts to end negotiations on the Æthiopia dam project, Egypt has been working to undermine and remove Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok because he fully adopts the Æthiopian vision, internal sources have said. Speaking to al-Araby al-Jadeed, the sources said: "Cairo has the impression that Hamdok’s close ties with the Æthiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, which dates back to before Abiy took office, made him a manoeuvring tool used by the latter to control the dam file." The sources added: "What makes the situation more favourable for Abiy’s endeavour is the ongoing tension and disputes between the Sudanese army and other civil components, since the fall of al-Bashir’s regime," in reference to the army’s deposal of Sudan’s long-term dictator earlier last year. Æthiopia is building a $5 billion dam near its border with Sudan, which it claims will provide the country with much-needed electricity and economic regeneration. Egypt believes that when the dam is filled, already-scarce water supplies from the Nile will be restricted. |
| Posted by:Fred |