CAIRO: Egypt has blamed Ethiopia for the failure of US efforts to resolve the Renaissance Dam crisis, a day after President Donald Trump weighed in on the dispute and suggested that Egypt might “blow up” the structure. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, set to become Africa’s largest hydropower plant, has been a source of tension between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan for years. Egypt depends on the Nile for almost all of its irrigation and drinking water and sees the dam as an existential threat. Egypt and Sudan fear the dam could cause water shortages, and Sudan is also concerned about the structure’s safety. “The incitement to war between Ethiopia and Egypt does not reflect the long-term partnership and strategic alliance between Ethiopia and the United States.

Source: Ethiopian News October 25, 2020 15:14 UTC