Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Nile Basin Relations: Statement During Briefing on Peace and Security in Africa

Kenya's representative emphasized that the goal of all the peoples of the Horn of Africa is to throw off the shackles of poverty and the ills of war. Describing the concerns of Egypt and Sudan as legitimate, and Ethiopia's use of the Nile's waters as equally so, he declared: "Kenya stands with the three States, recognizing their equality and that all their people equally deserve development and prosperity."

Against that backdrop, the three Governments are to be commended for placing their faith and confidence in the African Union's mediation mechanism while agreeing that the principle of subsidiarity remains critical, he said.

Kenya is confident that Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will make the principle of "African solutions for African challenges" a reality, he said.