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The Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia, in July 2020. (Handout via AFP) London - Aidroos Abdulaziz
Ignoring calls and warnings from both Sudan and Egypt, Ethiopia reaffirmed it still had plans to move forward with the second phase of filling its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) when the rainy season begins in July.
Ethiopia’s blind resolve to fill its hydropower project continues to baffle many, especially after talks recently held in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, having failed in achieving any progress on re-launching negotiations on the filling and operation of the GERD.
Addis Ababa outright rejected concessions made by the two lower Nile Basin countries: Egypt and Sudan. During the three-day talks in Kinshasa, Egypt had even tabled a proposal that would have facilitated reaching a binding legal agreement within eight weeks.
Ethiopia to go on filling Nile mega-dam despite impasse minister
By AFP - Apr 08,2021 - Last updated at Apr 08,2021
A general view of the Blue Nile River as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (AFP photo)
ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia said on Wednesday it would not be deterred from impounding water at its Nile mega-dam, sparking new warnings from downstream countries Sudan and Egypt, which are worried about their water supply.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been a source of tension in the Nile River basin ever since Ethiopia broke ground on it in 2011.
Downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan view the dam as a threat because of their dependence on Nile waters, while Ethiopia considers it essential for its electrification and development.
Nile Dam Talks End With No Agreement Published April 8th, 2021 - 08:11 GMT
Ethiopian workers on scaffolding during construction of Grand Renaissance Dam near Sudanese-Ethiopian border (AFP/file photo)
Highlights
Nile dam talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan fail to reach turning point.
Ethiopia has accused Egypt and Sudan of obstructing the latest round of three-way talks on a contested Nile dam that it has been building over the River, as tensions continue to simmer between the African neighbors over the project.
The meeting failed due to Egypt and Sudan s rigid stance to make the negotiation and the outcome a tool to affirm their self-claimed water share and foreclose Ethiopia s share, Ethiopia s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
Story highlights
Ethiopia s construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), set to be Africa s largest hydroelectric project, is seen by both downstream countries as a threat to their own water supply
Ethiopia on Tuesday accused Egypt and Sudan of obstructing talks on its contested dam on the Nile, which ended with recriminations and little progress.
The Democratic Republic of Congo s President Felix Tshisekedi, as the current chair of the African Union, hosted the talks in the latest bid to ease decade-long tensions over the waters of the world s longest river.
Ethiopia s construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), set to be Africa s largest hydroelectric project, is seen by both downstream countries as a threat to their own water supply.