Egypt boosts ties with Burundi — with eye on Turkey - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mohammad Hanafi

Mohammad Hanafi

Feb 23, 2021

Burundi President Nkurunziza (L) poses with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) during the Alliance of Civilizations Partners Forum in Istanbul, on May 31, 2012. — BULENT KILIC/AFP/GettyImages

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry leaves after attending a meeting of the tripartite technical committee on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Dec. 12, 2015.

Burundi speaks up for Egypt in GERD crisis

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Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry listens during a UN Security Council meeting concerning nuclear nonproliferation, during the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, New York, Sept. 21, 2017.

Egypt signs military deal with Kenya amid escalating tensions with Ethiopia

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In Berlin, reporting on Egyptian politics

A woman pauses with her child in a camp for people displaced in conflicts and turmoil that has afflicted Burundi over the last 25 years, Carama, Burundi, June 23, 2015.

Egypt, Ethiopia compete to export power to Africa

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on March 26 his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame.

Egypt strengthens ties with Rwanda amid Nile dam crisis

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In Berlin, reporting on Egyptian politics