Egypt has proposed excluding Sudan from contentious negotiations over the future of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the largest hydroelectric dam project in Africa, according to an Ethiopian newspaper. The Egyptian proposal, sent by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to Hailemariam Desalegn, Ethiopia's prime minister, has suggested the talks proceed with Ethiopia alone, Addis Fortune newspaper reported. Shoukry heads to Addis Ababa to put forward proposal to break impasse in the GERD talks. — Egypt MFA Spokesman (@MfaEgypt) December 25, 2017Shoukry met with Desalegn in Addis Ababa, according to the Egyptian foreign ministry. Egypt also proposed getting the World Bank involved in the negotiations "as a technical party with an impartial view", the ministry said in a statement.

Source: Ethiopian News January 02, 2018 13:20 UTC