Regional Cooperation
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.
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Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam met with Marwan Al-Raqad, executive director of the Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and Management under the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, to discuss strengthening water management cooperation. Sewilam expressed Egypt's readiness to expand technical and research collaboration, particularly in improving water-use efficiency and sustainable resource management. The two sides reviewed plans to host a regional branch office in Cairo.
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.