Talks on Nile River dam to resume on Tuesday
The African Union-led talks begin amid continued tensions Sudan and Egypt have with Ethiopia over the massive hydroelectric dam. Negotiations have been on hold since August.
Negotiations on Ethiopia’s Nile River dam are finally set to resume.
Talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will start up again on Tuesday, the African Union said. The regional body, which is currently chaired by South Africa, mediates the GERD talks.
Ethiopia built the GERD to supply hydroelectric power to its population of more than 100 million. It is located on the Blue Nile River, which flows into the Nile.
The dam is a thorny issue between Ethiopia and the upstream nations Egypt and Sudan. Egypt and Sudan fear that filling the massive dam could dangerously lower the Nile River’s water levels in their countries. Egypt and Sudan, therefore, seek an agreement with Ethiopia before the yearslong process of filling the dam finishes.
