CAIRO — Sudan’s de facto leader General Abdel Fattah
Al-Burhan on Wednesday started his first official visit to Egypt since last
year’s military coup.
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Burhan, greeted on arrival by Egypt’s President
Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in a ceremony broadcast live on state television, was
accompanied by the head of general intelligence services, according to Sudan’s
ruling council.
Discussions centered on “strengthening economic
ties, increasing trade... and deepening joint cooperation on the security and
military levels”, a joint statement by Sudan and Egypt said.
Other topics included the decade-long dispute over
Ethiopia’s mega-dam project on the Blue Nile, which Cairo and Khartoum fear
could cut into their water share.
Sudan has been reeling from political turmoil and
regular mass protests since army chief Burhan led an October 25 military coup
that drew international condemnation and sparked crucial aid cuts.
At least 92 people have been killed in a crackdown
on anti-coup protests since October, according to medics.
The demonstrations have deepened Sudan’s economic
woes, with the local currency depreciating against the dollar as fuel and food
prices skyrocket.
The coup upended a transition painstakingly
negotiated between military and civilian leaders following the 2019 ouster of
president Omar Al-Bashir.
Burhan’s visit follows trips to Saudi Arabia and the
UAE earlier this month.
Sudan and Egypt, along with other Arab countries,
share fears of the impact of cuts in global wheat supplies following Russia’s
February 24 invasion of Ukraine.
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