The Conversation published on 26 September 2025 a commentary titled "Trump's Dip into the Nile Waters Dispute Didn't Settle the Conflict--In Fact, It May Have Caused More Ripples" by Fred H. Lawson, Northeastern University.
The author reviews unsuccessful efforts by the Trump administration in 2019-2020 to mediate the Nile waters dispute involving Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan. He adds there is little indication that the current Trump administration is in any better position to solve the problem.
