Project has triggered tensions primarily with Egypt as Cairo fears that once commissioned the dam will reduce its water supplies. It insists the Grand Renaissance Dam will reduce its water supplies from the Nile, and talks on the issue involving Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have been deadlocked for months. "We don't have any intention to harm Sudan or Egypt," Ahmed told reporters in Khartoum after meeting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. "We are assured that the share of Sudan and Egypt in Nile water is completely guaranteed." The Blue and the White Nile tributaries converge in Sudan's capital Khartoum and from there run north through Egypt to the Mediterranean.

Source: Daily Nation May 04, 2018 05:15 UTC