In a phone call, El-Sisi congratulated Sall on his country’s successful presidency of the African Union in 2022, despite many international and regional challenges, a communique from the Egyptian presidency office noted.

For his part, Sall thanked Cairo’s support during his tenure at the helm of the pan-African bloc.

The support showed Egypt’s position to defend the common interests of African countries and search for solutions to the problems the continent is facing, he added.

The two leaders also addressed several issues of common interest to both nations, as well as regional and international affairs, the text underlined.

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