Talks between Ethiopia and Egypt over the controversial Great Renaissance Dam have broken down, with Cairo accusing Addis Ababa of refusing to compromise. Ethiopia and Egypt have traded blame for the failure of a fourth round of negotiations aimed at resolving a long-running dispute over a controversial mega-dam built by Addis Ababa on the Nile. Negotiations between Ethiopia and downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan have yet to produce an agreement since construction of the $4.2 billion project began in 2011. The dam is central to Ethiopia's development plans, and in February 2022 Addis Ababa announced that it had begun generating electricity for the first time. At full capacity, the huge dam - 1.8 kilometres long and 145 metres high - could generate more than 5,000 megawatts.

Source: Ethiopian News December 20, 2023 17:47 UTC