Egypt is officially taking its objections to Ethiopia’s GERD proposal to the AU: Egypt has formally voiced complaints to the African Union (AU) regarding Ethiopia’s proposal on filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which failed to include a binding dispute resolution mechanism, the Irrigation Ministry said in a statement. In a letter to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who currently chairs the AU’s, the ministry also called out Ethiopia for its recent unilateral filling of the dam’s reservoir. Egypt and Sudan said earlier this week they’re walking away from the latest round of talks after Ethiopian presented the proposal.

Shoukry talks Libya, regional developments with Spanish counterpart: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed political settlement in Libya and other regional development in a phone call yesterday with his Spanish counterpart, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, according to a ministry statement. Shoukry stressed the importance of following through with Egypt’s proposed roadmap to peace in the war-torn country — known as the Cairo Declaration.