Egypt Backs Somalia Over Somaliland Coastline Deal With Ethiopia Amid Nile Dam Tensions
• Egypt's leader el-Sissi slams Ethiopia's coastline deal with Somaliland and vows support for Somalia • Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, signed a deal with Ethiopia to lease coastline for a naval base • Somalia's president rejects the deal as a violation of sovereignty, seeks Egypt's support • Egypt and Ethiopia are at odds over Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile River • Egypt fears the dam will severely impact its water supply and is pushing for a negotiated agreement