Egyptian-Ugandan consultations to enhance development, economic integration

CAIRO – 13 April 2026: Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Egyptians Abroad, Badr Abdelatty, received Henry Okello, the Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, on Sunday.

 The meeting took place on the sidelines of the "Invest in Uganda Forum" held in Cairo, organized in cooperation between the Ugandan Embassy and the Egyptian-African Businessmen’s Association.

Minister Abdelatty praised the growing momentum in bilateral relations between the two nations, noting the frequency of recent high-level visits. He emphasized the necessity of building upon the outcomes of the third round of ministerial consultations held earlier this April between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, and Water Resources and Irrigation to further elevate political and economic ties.

The Foreign Minister also stressed the importance of strengthening trade, economic, and investment cooperation across various sectors, particularly infrastructure, energy, agriculture, water resources management, and pharmaceuticals.

Abdelatty highlighted the importance of cooperation and integration regarding the Nile River to achieve mutual benefit and shared interests. He underscored the need to uphold a spirit of consensus and fraternity among the nations of the Southern Nile Basin to restore inclusivity to the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) and voiced a rejection of unilateral actions in the Eastern Nile Basin.

He commended Uganda's efforts during its chairmanship of the NBI’s consultative process. Specifically, he praised the steps approved by the Initiative's Ministerial Council to restore inclusivity and consensus, as well as the implementation of development projects that align with international law to safeguard the interests of all Nile Basin countries.

The two ministers also exchanged views on regional stability, security, peace, and development across the African continent, with a focus on the Horn of Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Great Lakes region.

Both sides agreed to enhance coordination within bilateral and multilateral frameworks, aiming to build upon the current political and developmental momentum to support stability and shared interests for both countries and the continent at large.