Episode 14: Tanzania s Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu on Politics after Magufuli The death of President Magufuli, a populist authoritarian and COVID-denier, officially from a heart failure, raises questions about whether newly sworn-in President Samia Suluhu Hassan will change course or maintain her predecessor’s authoritarian track. Tundu Lissu, Tanzania’s main opposition leader, joins Alan Boswell this week to discuss the late President Magufuli’s legacy and policies in Tanzania. Tundu says President Magufuli’s death is an opportunity to reverse trends and ensure accountability in the country. He expects Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzania’s first woman president, to reverse the government’s response to Covid-19, as well as a variety of other policies pursued by Magufuli over the past five years.
Egypt-Sudan pact seen in light of Nile Basin tensions
Monday March 08 2021
Sudan and Egypt say Ethiopia’s second phase of filling the Renaissance Dam unilaterally is a direct threat to their water security downstream. PHOTO | FILE
Summary
An agreement on co-operation between the two militaries was signed last Tuesday to help Sudan’s rehabilitation, training, exchange of experiences, border security, combat terrorism and military factories.
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Sudan and Egypt have engaged in a rapprochement even as they both bicker with Ethiopia over the filling of a controversial dam.
Khartoum announced last Wednesday the upcoming visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi to discuss issues of “mutual interest” including military co-operation.
WORLD / AFRICA By AFP Published: Mar 07, 2021 05:03 PM
The water level of the Nile near the confluence of its two major tributaries, the White Nile and the Blue Nile, starts to gradually decline after unprecedented floods in Khartoum, Sudan, Sept. 11, 2020. Sudan often witnesses floods caused by heavy rains from June to October. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Saturday against Ethiopia continuing to fill its Nile dam, on his first visit to Sudan since the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir nearly two years ago.
Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have been locked for almost a decade in inconclusive talks over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, which broke ground in 2011.
Sisi s first visit to Sudan since the 2019 revolution aims to revive the two countries relations, and address tensions with Ethiopia over its Nile dam.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Khartoum on Saturday on his first visit to Sudan following the revolution which ousted longtime autocrat Omar Bashir in April 2019.
Sisi met the head of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the two leaders discussed the issue of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam.
The Egyptian presidency published a statement saying that Sisi and Burhan expressed their opposition to unilateral actions which seek to impose a fait accompli and monopolise the Blue Nile s resources , in a reference to Egypt and Sudan s ongoing dispute with Ethiopia over the Nile.