Egypt and Uganda have signed a memorandum of understanding on military intelligence sharing, amid growing tensions over a mega-dam built by Ethiopia on the Nile River.
The agreement between two Nile basin countries comes in a context of high tensions between Egypt and Sudan on the one hand, and Ethiopia on the other hand.
The text, was signed Wednesday evening by the head of Ugandan military intelligence Abel Kandiho and the number two of Egyptian military intelligence, General Sameh Saber El-Degwi.
A spokesman for Uganda’s Ministry of Defense Sameh Saber El-Degwi said the agreement states and makes provision that the two agencies exchange information including combating terrorism.
He said cooperation between the two countries is inevitable because what affects the Ugandans will affect Egypt in one way or another.
In recent weeks, Egypt has issued numerous warnings about the Great Renaissance Dam being built in northwestern Ethiopia, on the Blue Nile.
Since work on the dam began in 2011, Egypt and Sudan wanted a tripartite agreement on the operation of the dam before filling began. However no agreement has been reached, and Ethiopia considers the filling to be an integral part of the dam’s construction.
Addis Ababa says the hydroelectric power generated by the dam is vital to meet the energy needs of its 110 million people.
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