Egyptian Foreign Minister discusses efforts to resolve Sudanese crisis with Kenyan counterpart

August 7, 2024 (PEN) Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs, Badr Abdel Aati, held a phone call today, Wednesday, with the Prime Minister of Kenya and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi.

According to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Abdel Aati focused during the call on reviewing Egypt's ongoing efforts to deal with the Sudanese crisis, stressing the importance of preserving the cohesion of the Sudanese state and its institutions, and providing urgent humanitarian and medical aid to meet the needs of the Sudanese people.

For his part, the Kenyan Prime Minister presented his country's role in mediating in South Sudan, and developments in the Nile water file and relations between the Nile Basin countries were discussed. It was agreed on the need to continue coordination and consultation between the two sides to follow up on issues of common interest in the next stage.