Egypt and Ethiopia are set to resume negotiations on the disputed Nile dam being built by Addis Ababa –which Cairo sees as a threat to its vital share of the river's water – sources told The National on Monday. Ethiopia and downstream nations Egypt and Sudan last held talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd) in April 2021 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Both Egypt and Sudan want Ethiopia to enter a legally binding agreement on the operation of the $5 billion dam, built on the Blue Nile – the river's main tributary – about 20km from the border with Sudan. It has also sought to reassure Egypt and Sudan that no harm would come to them as a result of the dam. For its part, Egypt, one of the world's driest nations, has spent billions of pounds in recent years on projects to conserve Nile waters.

Source: Ethiopian News July 10, 2023 14:32 UTC