The Ambassador of Ethiopia to South Sudan, Nebil Mahdi Abdullahi, said the GERD project will not cause any harm to the downstream neighbours, Sudan and Egypt, as some reports have alleged. The commencement of the dam would neither cause harm nor contravene the 2015 Declaration of Principle signed by the tripartite countries. “Ethiopia proves that it has no hidden ill intention to harm Sudan and Egypt. No intention of blocking the Nile and creating a hunger for our brothers in Sudan and Egypt,” he stated. In March 2015, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt signed an initial deal to end a long-running dispute over the sharing of Nile waters and the building of Africa’s biggest $ 4.2 billion hydroelectric projects in Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News February 24, 2022 21:53 UTC