US Restoration of Foreign Aid to Ethiopia Signals New CourseThe Biden administration's reversal of policy that foreign aid to Ethiopia will not be linked to its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) hydropower project signals a decided change in U.S. relations with Ethiopia, analysts say. This resulted in Ethiopia’s foreign minister summoning the U.S. ambassador in Addis Ababa and calling the comments an “incitement of war” between Ethiopia and Egypt. U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said the total amount of aid to Ethiopia affected by the pause was $270 million. Price added that the U.S. will try to play a constructive role in ongoing discussions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt over Nile River water usage issues. In July, as negotiations were ongoing, Ethiopia began filling the dam leading to angry denunciations from Egyptian leaders.

Source: Ethiopian News February 25, 2021 20:48 UTC