A new round of negotiations at the ministerial level between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan kicked off in Cairo on Monday over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The meeting came amid “low expectations” on reaching positive results, in light of the failed previous rounds of negotiations between the three parties. According to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, the Cairo meeting follows up on recent talks held in Cairo and Addis Ababa over the past two months.
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Foreign governments evacuate citizens as Sudanese residents struggle to escape the chaos amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis and a 72-hour ceasefire between warring factions.
As foreign governments airlifted hundreds of their diplomats and other citizens to safety, Sudanese on Monday desperately sought ways to escape the chaos,
Foreign governments have airlifted hundreds of diplomats and other citizens out of Sudan, and several have said more evacuations are possible if security conditions allow. Meanwhile, many Sudanese are desperately seeking ways to escape the chaos that has engulfed their country as two rival generals fight for control. Many are taking the long and dangerous drive to the northern border with Egypt. It's feared that once foreign evacuations are finished, the two generals could escalate their battle for power. Residents say that despite the evacuations and a truce called for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the army and the rival paramilitary force continued to clash Monday in Khartoum and its neighboring city Omdurman.