By AFP More by this AuthorEgypt said it had protested to the UN Security Council Friday against Ethiopian plans to fill the reservoir of a controversial Nile dam for a third year without agreement from downstream countries. Egypt "received a message from the Ethiopian side on July 26, stating that Ethiopia would continue filling the reservoir of the Renaissance Dam during the current flood season," a foreign ministry statement said. In response, Egypt wrote to the UN Security Council "to register its objection and complete rejection of Ethiopia's continuation of filling the Renaissance Dam unilaterally without a deal." Read: Why Sudan is wary of third filling of Ethiopia Nile damAdvertisementAddis Ababa deems the Gerd as essential for the electrification and development of Africa's second most populous country. The reservoir's total capacity is 74 billion cubic metres, and the target for 2021 was to add 13.5 billion, a target Ethiopia said it had met.

Source: Daily Nation July 30, 2022 23:59 UTC