Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for Ethiopia to engage “in good faith” to reach a legally binding agreement on the Grand Renaissance Dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile River. Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan have been locked in a bitter decade-old dispute over the GERD, amid fears in Cairo and Khartoum that the dam would reduce their water supply from the Nile River. On Aug. 12, Ethiopia announced the completion of the third filling of the GERD reservoir with 22 billion cubic meters of water. The move has deepened the crisis with Egypt and Sudan, which continue to reject any unilateral move without reaching an agreement over the dam. In related news, the Egyptian President and head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan discussed the filling and operation of the GERD, on the sidelines of the China-Arab Summit.

Source: Ethiopian News December 10, 2022 22:14 UTC