US EditionEgypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resume negotiations over a disputed dam
- Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan have resumed negotiations over Ethiopia's controversial dam on the Nile River. The talks aim to reach an agreement on the operation of the $4.6 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam within four months.
- Egypt is concerned about the dam's impact on its water supply and considers it an existential threat. The country heavily relies on the Nile for agriculture and the needs of its large population.
- Key issues to be resolved include the amount of water Ethiopia will release downstream during droughts and the mechanism for resolving future disputes. Sudan also wants coordination and data sharing to protect its own dams on the Blue Nile.
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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume Renaissance Dam talks after two-year hiatus
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resumed negotiations on a dam project on the Nile River’s main tributary on Sunday after more than two years of suspension, Anadolu Agency reported. “Negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) resumed this Sunday morning in Cairo,” the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation confirmed in a statement. Last month, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed …
Egypt hosts new negotiations on Ethiopian Nile Dam
The talks came in the light of the final statement of the two sides’ meeting on the sidelines of the Sudan’s Neighboring Countries Summit, held on July 13, 2023, said Egypt’s Water Resources Ministry in a press statement.
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