A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, on Dec. 26, 2019. EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGESCairo - Mohammed Abdo HasaneinEthiopia has disregarded Egypt’s repetitive warnings of taking unilateral procedures related to the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which Addis Ababa is constructing at the Nile River. According to Ethiopia’s Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy in Ethiopia Seleshi Bekele, the dam is 72.4 percent completed. Dr. Amani al-Taweel from Egypt's Al-Ahram Research Center saw the Ethiopian statements as provocative to test out the Egyptian reaction. Former Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam told Asharq Al-Awsat that as soon as the coronavirus crisis is over, international organizations must be addressed in case Ethiopia didn’t back off.

Source: Ethiopian News April 02, 2020 09:00 UTC