US President Donald Trump has offered to mediate between Egypt and Ethiopia to resolve the long-standing dispute over Nile water sharing, in a letter addressed to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

In the correspondence, posted by President Trump on his Truth Social platform at 3:46pm on Friday, he first thanked President El-Sisi for his leadership in successfully mediating a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

He said he recognises and admires Egypt’s steady role in managing numerous security and humanitarian challenges in the region, as well as those facing its own people, since October 7, 2023.

President Trump noted that the war has weighed heavily on Egyptians, not merely their neighbours in Israel and Gaza.

Citing their personal friendship and America’s commitment to peace and the well-being of Egypt’s people, President Trump declared his readiness to restart United States mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia.

The aim, he stated, is to responsibly settle the question of “The Nile Water Sharing” once and for all.

“In the spirit of our personal friendship and America's commitment to peace and the well-being of Egypt's people, I am ready to restart U.S. mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia to responsibly resolve the question of "The Nile Water Sharing" once and for all,” President Trump said.

He acknowledged the deep significance of the Nile River to Egypt and its people, expressing a desire to help secure an outcome that assures the water needs of Egypt, the Republic of Sudan, and Ethiopia well into the future.

The letter affirmed that the United States holds the position that no state in the region should unilaterally control the precious resources of the Nile in a manner that disadvantages its neighbours.

President Trump believes that, with suitable technical expertise, fair and transparent negotiations, and a robust United States role in monitoring and coordinating among the parties, a lasting agreement can be achieved for all Nile Basin nations.

The Nile Basin includes 11 countries, namely Burundi, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Eritrea participates as an observer in the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI).

These nations share the world’s longest river, which is crucial for their water resources and economic development.

The world’s most powerful leader said he envisions a successful approach that would guarantee predictable water releases during droughts and prolonged dry years for Egypt and Sudan, while allowing Ethiopia to generate very substantial amounts of electricity—some of which could be given or sold to Egypt and/or Sudan.

President Trump thanked President El-Sisi once again for the friendship and partnership extended to him and the people of the United States.

“Thank you once again for the friendship and partnership you have provided to me and to the people of the United States. Resolving the tensions around the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is at the very top of my agenda, as I work for lasting peace in the Middle East and Africa,” Trump wrote.

He expressed the hope that this understandable dispute over the GERD will not escalate into major military conflict between Egypt and Ethiopia.The letter concluded with best wishes and was signed “Sincerely, Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America”.

Copies were sent to several regional leaders, including Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, President Taye Atske Selassie of Ethiopia, and General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan Abdelrahman al-Burhan, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan.