Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan resumed negotiations on the Ethiopian dam rehabilitation in Kinshasa on April 5. The three foreign ministers and the minister of water conservancy met in the presence of the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Sesekedi, who has been the rotating chairman of the African Union since February.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri told the Egyptian media: "These negotiations are the last opportunity the three countries must seize in order to reach an agreement in the coming months and before the next flood season to fill and run the Great Renaissance. dam.

Shukri said: "For 10 years, Egypt has negotiated with sincere political will to reach an agreement to achieve Ethiopia's development goals while safeguarding the rights and interests of downstream countries. He said: "If all parties have political will and goodwill, We will be able to reach the expected agreement and open up broad prospects for cooperation and integration among countries and people in the region.

The Congolese President said: "The Kinshasa Conference aims to initiate a new momentum." He said: "I call on everyone to start again, open a few windows of hope, seize every opportunity, and ignite the fire of hope again." Editor/Xu Shengpeng