Uganda’s Museveni Visits Egypt Amid Controversy Over Nile Dredging and Regional Tensions
Kampala/Juba – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has reportedly traveled to Egypt to promote the dredging of waterways linked to the Nile, a project that has previously sparked protests in South Sudan. In 2022, South Sudanese civil society groups and environmental activists strongly opposed dredging plans, warning of ecological risks and potential political interference.
Some regional analysts allege that Egypt provided substantial financial incentives to Uganda in support of the project. According to these claims, the funds may have been used to orchestrate political instability in South Sudan, paving the way for the deployment of foreign forces to secure dredging operations. The ultimate aim, critics suggest, is to allow increased water flow toward a newly constructed river system in Egypt.
Egypt is also accused by certain observers of contributing to instability in Khartoum, allegedly acting as both a partner and supplier to the two rival forces currently battling for control of Sudan. Cairo has not publicly commented on these allegations, and no official evidence has been presented to substantiate them.
The developments come at a time of heightened tension in the Nile Basin, where water politics, security concerns, and regional rivalries remain deeply intertwined.
