Abu Dhabi: Sudan hinted it couldreconsider Ethiopia’s sovereignty over the Benishangul region, on which the Renaissance Dam is built, if it continued its approach of disavowing international agreements related to the waters of the Nile and the borders between the two countries.
This came after the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, pledged his country adheres to the second filling of the dam next July, assuring his citizens he will overcome the challenges facing his country.
In a statement, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced statements by Ethiopian officials who stated that Sudan is working to bind their country to “colonial agreements”, referring to the 1902 border agreements and the 1959 Nile waters agreements.