politics
January 24, 2026
Trump vows to ‘settle’ Nile dispute
Trump has offered to mediate a dispute over a dam on the Nile River, claiming he “just about settled” it before losing the 2020 election
TL;DR
- Donald Trump is working to resolve the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
- Ethiopia has completed the $5 billion GERD project, Africa's largest hydroelectric dam, for electricity generation.
- Egypt, heavily reliant on the Nile, fears reduced water supplies, while Sudan is concerned about its own infrastructure.
- Previous negotiations mediated by the African Union and World Bank have not yielded a binding agreement.
- Egypt's leader welcomed Trump's offer of renewed mediation.
- Trump pledged to intervene in the issue during a meeting with Egyptian leadership.