Addis Ababa, Jan. 21, 2021 Ethiopia says “a third party” is behind its tension with Sudan with the intent to disrupt the negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) quoted Gen. Berhanu Jula, National Defence Force (ENDF) Chief of Staff, as saying the Sudanese army has been violating Ethiopia’s sovereignty and asked its neighbour to “shun the pressure it has been facing to go into a proxy war”.
He said Sudan should rather commit itself to resolving the border dispute with Ethiopia through dialogue.
The two countries have disagreed on the construction of the GERD being built on the Blue Nile.