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Ethiopia tries to divide Sudan, Egypt in talks over Nile Dam

Ethiopian and Sudanese officials have met separately over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, but Cairo and Khartoum are still mostly united in their concerns.

The Nile River flows from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Guba, Ethiopia, Feb. 19, 2022.
The Nile River flows from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Guba, Ethiopia, Feb. 19, 2022. — Amanuel Sileshi/AFP via Getty Images

Bilateral talks between Sudan and Ethiopia were held between officials of the two countries for the first time since Addis Ababa embarked on its journey of power generation from its controversial giant hydroelectric dam. 

Representatives of Egypt did not attend the meeting.

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