Regional Cooperation
Ethiopia and Somalia leaders held talks on bilateral and regional issues. Their cooperation contributes to peace and stability in the region.
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Leaders from Oromia, Benishangul Gumuz and Gambella regions inaugurated a joint peace and development coordination office building in Assosa city. The move aims to strengthen cooperation among the three regions.
Egypt's Acting Environment Minister Manal Awad called for institutional reform and a stronger focus on projects with measurable environmental, economic, and social impact at the 19th meeting of the CEDARE Board of Trustees. The meeting was chaired by Saudi Arabia's Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli, with attendance from CEDARE Executive Director Khaled Fahmy, ministers, and representatives. Awad stressed aligning the center with political and environmental challenges through structural reforms.
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Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam called for renewed inclusivity and trust-building within the Nile Basin Initiative as the only path to sustainable cooperation. Speaking at the 33rd Nile-COM ministerial meeting in Bujumbura, Burundi's capital, he stressed that Nile Basin challenges cannot be resolved through unilateral measures. He praised the NBI as the sole comprehensive platform uniting basin countries for over 25 years.