Ethiopia and Egypt have agreed to resume talks over a controversial hydroelectric mega-dam that Addis Ababa is building over the Blue Nile river. The huge reservoir has been filled over the last three rainy seasons as the dam wall was built up. Egypt and the other downstream country, Sudan, expressed their opposition to this as it was carried out without a binding agreement between the three nations. The African Union has commended the decision to resume talks. The dam’s construction began in 2011 and was initially scheduled to be completed in six years.

Source: Ethiopian News July 15, 2023 10:41 UTC