Plans for dam in Halayeb risk further tensions with Sudan

Egyptian plans for a dam to collect rain and flood water in the basin valleys of Shalatin in the Halayeb triangle announced last week raise concerns of diplomatic rows with Sudan, Malek Awny writes for Arab News. Awny writes that the government has allocated EGP 378 mn to construct 11 dams and seven lakes to help protect development areas in the Red Sea province from winter floods. Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour says “we will not let Halaib damage Sudanese-Egyptian relations. However, we will never hand over Halaib.”