AU announces Nile dam talks to resume after Trump angers Ethiopia

Addis Ababa — Negotiations between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over a controversial multibillion-dollar dam on the Blue Nile will resume on Tuesday, nearly two months after Egypt left the talks, AU chair Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday.

A bitter dispute between the three countries over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) remains unresolved even after the reservoir behind the dam began filling in July...

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