Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan reach early consensus on new dam
Ethiopia has nearly completed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, worrying the other countries about its downstream fallout
22 July 2020 - 11:43
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia and Egypt have appeared to head off an escalation in their dispute over a giant dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River, pledging further talks to resolve an impasse over how quickly it gets filled.
Ethiopia’s government simultaneously announced that it’s completed the first phase of filling the dam, following recent heavy rains. That could remove a flashpoint after reports last week that Ethiopia had begun pooling water without agreement from Egypt and neighbouring Sudan raised tensions between the three nations...
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