Sudan requests four-party mediation over Nile dam
Sudan seeks help from the AU, UN, EU and the US after Ethiopia says it plans to add more Nile water to Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reservoir
15 March 2021 - 22:37
Khartoum — Sudan's prime minister has written to the AU, the UN, the EU, and the US to formally request their mediation on the Nile water being used to fill Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the Sudanese foreign ministry said on Monday.
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok expressed concern over Ethiopia's stated intention of adding more water to the reservoir behind the hydropower dam for a second year in letters sent on Saturday, the statement added...
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