Could Trump hold the key to resolving the GERD dispute? US President Donald Trump said he is “ready to restart US mediation between ⁠Egypt ‍and Ethiopia to responsibly resolve the ⁠question of ‘The Nile Water Sharing’ once ‌and for all” in a letter sent to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Trump posted the letter on his Truth Social platform. The letter signals a significant shift toward a US-led diplomatic track following years of stalled African Union-mediated talks over Addis Ababa’s filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

The US position is leaning decidedly toward our water security concerns. “No state in this region should unilaterally control the precious resources of the Nile, and disadvantage its neighbors in the process,” Trump said in the letter. He proposed a framework that would guarantee predictable water releases during droughts for downstream Egypt and Sudan, while allowing Ethiopia to generate electricity — some of which could be “given, or sold” to its neighbors.

Egypt was quick to welcome the move. El Sisi wrote on X and Facebook on Saturday, commending Trump’s recognition of Egypt’s “pivotal role” in regional stability and reaffirming that the Nile remains the “lifeline” of the Egyptian people.

MEANWHILE- Egypt’s intelligence chief to join the new Gaza Board of Peace. The White House announced the formation of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, a technocratic body, led by former PA deputy minister Ali Sha’ath, tasked with restoring public services and civil institutions in the enclave, according to a White House statement. To provide strategic oversight, Trump established an executive board that includes intelligence chief Hassan Rashad alongside high-level regional and international figures including Turkiye’s Hakan Fidan and former UK PM Tony Blair.

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