A Sudanese minister has warned that his country could take legal action against Ethiopia if the latter goes ahead with plans to fill a mega-dam on the Blue Nile without first reaching a deal with Khartoum and Cairo.
In a series of Twitter posts on Friday, Sudan’s Irrigation Minister Yasser Abbas also said Ethiopia had “objected” to an invitation for a three-way summit to discuss stalled negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have been locked in inconclusive talks for nearly a decade over the filling and operation of the massive dam, which broke ground in 2011.
The Media Line Staff
Al-Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, April 8
Have Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia entered the so-called “gray zone” between war and peace, following the failure of the Kinshasa negotiations? Egypt and Sudan reported last week that the latest round of talks with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ended with no agreements. The question of what will happen next looms in the air, especially given the international community’s lack of involvement in the dispute. The only county that expressed interest in the talks is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has taken a clear and explicit stance on the grave danger threatening 100 million Egyptians and 20 million Sudanese, who may find themselves in a drought. This goes without mentioning the potential risk to the African continent as a whole, which will have to deal with the repercussions and spillover effects of this situation. There is no doubt that Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi demonstrated admirable le
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OffOn All options open : Egypt warns Ethiopia amid dam deadlock
Egyptâs president has warned Ethiopia that his government will not tolerate any moves by Addis Ababa that would reduce Egypt s share of the Nile River water
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press
April 7, 2021, 12:56 PM
⢠3 min read
CAIRO Egyptâs president warned Ethiopia on Wednesday that his government will not tolerate any moves by Addis Ababa that would reduce Egyptâs share of water from the Nile River.
The warning â the second one in just over a week â came after the latest round of talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over sharing the water failed to make progress. The three nations are deadlocked in a yearslong dispute over a giant dam Addis Ababa is building on the Nile Riverâs main tributary.
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