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The two-day talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt on the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ended on Sunday night in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.
Egypt is concerned that Ethiopia is using water from the Nile to fill its giant Renaissance dam.
After years of failed talks, Ethiopia and Egypt said Thursday they aim to finalize within four months an agreement on the operations of Africa’s largest dam, an apparent breakthrough in a ...
Egypt and Ethiopia vow to defuse Blue Nile dam row. BBC News. Nile Basin countries experts negotiation in Khartoum marked with disputes | Egypt Independent; Ethiopia determined to construct Renaissance Dam: ambassador | Egypt Independent; Ethiopian dam project to include Egypt and Sudan | Egypt Independent
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is estimated to cost close to 5 billion US dollars, about 7% of the 2016 Ethiopian gross national product. [36] The lack of international financing for projects on the Blue Nile River has persistently been attributed to Egypt's campaign to keep control of Nile water sharing. [36]
Amid the diplomatic dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Afwerki sought to mediate the dispute by visiting the dam in 2020. [7] In October 2023, Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry met with Eritrean foreign minister Osman Saleh.
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resumed their years-long negotiations Sunday over the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary, officials said. The resumption of talks ...
Benishangul-Gumuz is also home to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which has caused tensions with neighboring Sudan and Egypt because of the dam's effect on the Nile River downstream. Sudan recently laid claim to Guba district in the Metekel zone closest to Sudan where the GERD lies, citing the belief that Guba was gifted to Emperor ...