Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have been haggling over Africa’s biggest dam since 2011
A worker at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam during its construction near Guba in Ethiopia. Picture: EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
Sudan and Egypt view the dam as a threat to vital water supplies, while Ethiopia considers it essential for its electrification and development. Multiple rounds of talks have ended in deadlock.Leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, SA and Sudan had been invited to the discussion, which is a follow-up to a similar meeting in June.
Tensions escalated in June after Egypt accused Ethiopia of “intransigence” and called on the UN Security Council to intervene.
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