Cairo: Egypt has criticised Ethiopia for its claim that Cairo is politicising the dispute over the Nile's waters, claiming that this is an effort to avoid taking legal responsibility for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's effects. Egypt's deputy foreign minister for African Affairs, Hamdi Loza, stated on Wednesday that Cairo's worries about the project's effects on Egypt's water security are valid and supported by concrete scientific research. Sudan is anxious about the dam's security and how it will affect the water flowing through its own dams and power plants. Last month, Egypt's foreign minister Sameh Shoukry reaffirmed Egypt's worries regarding Ethiopia's actions in relation to the dam's operation. Shoukry once more denounced Ethiopia for continuing to fill the dam without first coming to a legally-binding agreement with its two downstream neighbours.

Source: Ethiopian News April 14, 2023 07:29 UTC