Egypt Denies Excluding Sudan from Dam TalksMen fish from boats during low tide on the river Nile in Cairo, Egypt, November 19, 2015. Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid denied the claims circulating on Ethiopian news media that Egypt requested the exclusion of Sudan from negotiations. The $5 billion dam, built on the Blue Nile, is expected to become Africa's largest power-generating dam. In a statement last week, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stressed the importance of continued communication between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the dam after proposing the participation of experts from the World Bank to resolve the dispute. During Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry’s December 26 visit to Ethiopia, Egypt submitted a proposal requesting introducing the World Bank as a neutral mediator in negotiations.

Source: Ethiopian News January 04, 2018 13:52 UTC