US suspends aid to Ethiopia over dam dispute
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is already being filled, something the US has specifically said is not in line with safety protocols
03 September 2020 - 19:10
Washington — The US has decided to cut $100m in aid to Ethiopia amid a dispute with Egypt and Sudan over a dam Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, a congressional source told Reuters on Wednesday.
Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been locked in a bitter dispute over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which remains unresolved although the reservoir behind the dam began filling in July...
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