Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Sunday that the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will proceed as planned for July/August. Heavy rains last year enabled successful first filling of the GERD while the presence of the GERD itself has undoubtedly prevented severe flooding in neighboring Sudan,” Ahmed wrote in a post on twitter. “Ahead of the second filling, Ethiopia is releasing more water from last year’s storage through newly completed outlets & sharing information. Egypt on January 10 said that the recent sessions of GERD negotiations have failed once again due to differences on how to resume talks and of the procedural aspects related to managing the negotiation process. Egypt and Sudan say they want a legally binding agreement on filling and operating the GERD, while Ethiopia is trying to evade a binding agreement.

Source: Egypt Independent April 18, 2021 11:37 UTC