Sudan's envoy returns to Cairo in a sign of improved ties
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sudan's ambassador to Egypt has returned to Cairo more than two months after he was recalled by his government for consultations, a move that signaled deteriorating relations at the time.
The return of Abdel-Mahmoud Abdel-Halim, who flew back to Cairo late on Monday, follows a January meeting between the leaders of Egypt and Sudan — Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Omar al-Bashir — on the sidelines of an African summit in Addis Ababa.
The two countries' foreign ministers and heads of intelligence also held talks in Cairo last month.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tension between the two neighbors was primarily over Khartoum's repeated attempts to revive a longstanding border dispute and its perceived support for the construction of a massive dam on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia that Cairo fears will reduce its vital water share.