Ethiopia has asked the US government to clarify reports that Washington may withhold vital security aid following a dam dispute with neighbouring Sudan and Egypt. "We have heard that the issue is related to the ongoing negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam." Egypt and Sudan suspend Nile dam talks in protest at Ethiopian proposal Read More »The State Department did not respond to Middle East Eye's request for comment by the time of this article's publication. The three African nations came to another deadlock during talks about the dam on Friday, Sudanese Irrigation Minister Yasser Abas said. The three Nile Basin countries have been negotiating for nearly a decade to reach an agreement over what impacts of the $4.6bn GERD project may have on water security.

Source: Ethiopian News September 01, 2020 19:30 UTC