Sudan says it has “reservations” over participation in the Tripartite Ministerial meeting involving Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia on filling and operation of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) being built on the Blue Nile. Ethiopia said it has forwarded alternative approaches to Egypt and Sudan, which is hoped to garner their affirmative response. Tensions among the three countries over the dam began to rise after Ethiopia announced last year that it had started filling the reservoir. Ethiopia has said the dam is essential for its development, while Egypt and Sudan worry about access to vital water supplies from the Nile. According to a brief by the European Parliament, successive negotiation rounds between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt about the filling and operation of the GERD have ended in stalemate.

Source: Ethiopian News January 11, 2021 00:45 UTC