CAIRO — Negotiations between Egypt and Ethiopia over the controversial Renaissance Dam are “improving perfectly,” according to Ethiopian Minister for Water and Energy Alemayehu Tenegu.
On the sidelines of the technical negotiations among Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia regarding the Renaissance Dam, the minister explained that his country is planning on being the No. 1 energy exporting country for eastern Africa. He told Al-Monitor in an exclusive interview that Ethiopia is relying on loans and international donations as well as the mobilizing of the Ethiopian national economy to implement these projects.