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Monday’s part of the drill, at a military base near Khartoum, was attended by the two countries’ chiefs-of-staff, Sudan’s Colonel General Mohammed Othman al-Hussein and his Egyptian counterpart, Lieutenant Geneneral Mohammed Farid.
Egyptian military forces after arriving in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum to take part in the drill. (Twitter)
CAIRO/ KHARTOUM — Egypt and Sudan on Monday concluded joint war games that involved ground, air and naval units. The six-day drill is meant to showcase deepening security ties between the two neighbouring countries and present a show of force amid mounting tensions with Ethiopia.
The dispute stems from Ethiopia’s controversial, unfinished dam on the Nile River’s main tributary. Monday’s part of the drill, at a military base near Khartoum, was attended by the two countries’ chiefs-of-staff, Sudan’s Colonel General Mohammed Othman al-Hussein and his Egyptian counterpart, Lieutenant Geneneral Mohammed Farid.
The exercise was aimed at “strengthening bilateral relations and unifying methods on dealing with threats that both countries are expected to face,” said a statement from Khartoum.
Sudan and Egypt have deepened ties since the ouster of former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019 amid a public uprising against his nearly three-decade rule. The growing Cairo-Khartoum rapprochement has caused concerns in Ethiopia.
Talks over the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam stalled in April.
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Egyptian military forces after arriving in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum to take part in the drill. (Twitter)
CAIRO/ KHARTOUM — Egypt and Sudan on Monday concluded joint war games that involved ground, air and naval units. The six-day drill is meant to showcase deepening security ties between the two neighbouring countries and present a show of force amid mounting tensions with Ethiopia.
The dispute stems from Ethiopia’s controversial, unfinished dam on the Nile River’s main tributary. Monday’s part of the drill, at a military base near Khartoum, was attended by the two countries’ chiefs-of-staff, Sudan’s Colonel General Mohammed Othman al-Hussein and his Egyptian counterpart, Lieutenant Geneneral Mohammed Farid.
The exercise was aimed at “strengthening bilateral relations and unifying methods on dealing with threats that both countries are expected to face,” said a statement from Khartoum.
Sudan and Egypt have deepened ties since the ouster of former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019 amid a public uprising against his nearly three-decade rule. The growing Cairo-Khartoum rapprochement has caused concerns in Ethiopia.
Talks over the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam stalled in April.
Egypt, Sudan conclude military drill amid Ethiopia’s dam dispute | | AW
Egypt and Sudan on Monday concluded joint war games that involved ground, air and naval units. The six-day drill is meant to showcase deepening security ties between the two neighbouring countries and present a show of force amid mounting tensions with Ethiopia.
