The meeting was hosted by United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and included World Bank President David Malpass. On 10 January, Egypt said that negotiations had failed to lead to tangible progress because of Ethiopia’s intransigence. “As for Cyril Ramaphosa, he is a good friend for both Ethiopia and Egypt and is the upcoming president of the African Union. Subsequent talks in Cairo in early December over the filling and operation of the dam did not reach substantial agreement. A third meeting took place in Khartoum on 21-22 December, with the fourth meeting hosted by Ethiopia 8-9 January, again resulting in deadlock.

Source: Ethiopian News January 15, 2020 14:48 UTC