Dam talks in ‘deadlock‘: EgyptEgypt has urged international mediation over what it called “deadlock” in talks in Sudan over a massive dam under construction on the Nile River, sparking fresh tensions with Ethiopia. Members of Mohammed Ali Rowing compete in a dragon boat race on the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt, on May 12, 2018. Photo: ICBut Egypt is concerned the huge dam will severely reduce its water supplies and says it has “historic rights” to the river guaranteed by decades-old treaties. The Ethiopian foreign ministry rejected Egypt‘s call for international mediation as “an unwarranted denial of the progress” of talks. “The allegation that talks ended in a deadlock is completely false,” Ethiopian Minister for Water and Energy Selishi Bekele told reporters on Saturday.

Source: Ethiopian News October 10, 2019 17:03 UTC