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

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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.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

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

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