Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Trump Proposes Nile Dam Mediation
President Trump said he wants to help Egypt and Ethiopia talk about a big dam that Ethiopia is building.
Egypt and Sudan are worried because they think the dam will take away their water.
Trump talked about this with Egypt's president at a big meeting in Switzerland.
He wants the leaders of both countries to work together to find a solution.
U.S. President Donald Trump proposed mediating a dispute over Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
The dam is considered a threat to water supplies by Egypt and Sudan.
Trump made the comments during a meeting with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Trump expressed a desire to bring together the leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia to resolve the issue.
The dispute involves vital water supplies for Egypt and Sudan.
- Who
- Donald Trump, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
- What
- Proposal to mediate Nile dam dispute
- When
- January 21, 2020
- Where
- Davos, Switzerland
- Why
- To resolve the dispute over Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
- Key Figures
- Donald Trump, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
- Location
- Davos, Switzerland
- Event
- World Economic Forum
- Dispute
- Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
- Countries Involved
- Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan