Egypt and Ethiopia have once again locked horns in a fresh row over the latter's massive dam project, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which is being built in the main tributary of the Nile River. "This also stands as a clear violation of the Agreement on the Declaration of Principles on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) signed on 23 March 2015 between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan." Cairo and Khartoum fear that the mega-dam project would eventually diminish their historic water shares from the Nile River and hence consider the Ethiopian dam as a threat to their water security. They insist Ethiopia halts water-filling operations until the parties reach a legally binding agreement with Ethiopia on the overall operation of the dam. The accusation comes after the 22-member League passed a resolution regarding the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Source: Ethiopian News March 18, 2023 03:08 UTC