Ethiopia's prime minister has said his country "will not cave in to aggressions of any kind" after President Donald Trump suggested Egypt could destroy a controversial Nile dam. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is at the centre of a long-running dispute involving Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan. Trump said Egypt would not be able to live with the dam and might "blow up" the construction. Once complete, the $4bn (£3bn) structure on the Blue Nile in western Ethiopia will be Africa's largest hydro-electric project. Ethiopia, which announced the start of construction in 2011, says it needs the dam for its economic development.

Source: The Star October 24, 2020 11:37 UTC