Ethiopia and Egypt said the latest round of talks over a huge, highly contentious hydroelectric dam Ethiopia has built on the Nile's main tributary again ended with no deal. Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said the talks were unsuccessful due to Ethiopia's “persistent refusal” to accept any compromise. The countries have been trying to find an agreement for years over the $4 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which Ethiopia began building in 2011. The Blue Nile meets the White Nile in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and then flows onwards through Egypt. Egypt is deeply concerned over how much water Ethiopia will release downstream from the dam and wants a deal to regulate that.

Source: Ethiopian News December 20, 2023 17:12 UTC