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AU to hold Ethiopia dam meeting on August 3: Sudan
by Staff Writers
Khartoum (AFP) July 27, 2020

The African Union is to hold a three-way meeting on Ethiopia's controversial Nile dam project on August 3 with Sudan and Egypt, the Sudanese irrigation minister said Monday.

The talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan held under the AU's South African presidency will cover "outstanding issues", Yasser Abbas told reporters, without elaborating.

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been a source of tension in the Nile River basin ever since Ethiopia broke ground on it in 2011.

Egypt and Sudan view the dam as a threat to vital water supplies, while Ethiopia considers it crucial for its electrification and development.

Ethiopia, in several rounds of talks overseen by the AU, has resisted the two Arab countries' calls for a legally binding dispute resolution process.


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Ethiopia's Abiy praises 'historic' start to dam filling
Addis Ababa (AFP) July 22, 2020
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday lauded the "historic" early filling of a massive dam on the Blue Nile River that has stoked tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan. "The completion of the first round of filling is a historic moment that showcases Ethiopians' commitment to the renaissance of our country," Abiy, the 2019 Nobel Peace laureate, said in a statement read on state television. "The fact that we reached this milestone by our own efforts when no one else belie ... read more

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