ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian officials are demanding an explanation from the U.S. after it announced this week it would cut millions of dollars in aid after Ethiopia’s decision to begin filling a reservoir at a massive hydropower dam on the Nile River. Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have been locked in a bitter dispute over the GERD and the waters of the Nile for nearly a decade. Eyob Tekalign, Ethiopia’s state finance minister, told VOA that the government has requested the U.S. provide a full explanation for the aid cut. We are very hopeful that they will reconsider because Ethiopia is doing what is absolutely right in all senses of the word legally, morally as well.”In Washington, talks over whether to cut aid to Ethiopia have been going on for weeks. The next round of discussions between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan is scheduled for September 14.

Source: Ethiopian News September 03, 2020 18:00 UTC