Ethiopia dismisses Egypt’s proposal on Nile River dam project
Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed Egypt’s latest proposal on a massive Nile River dam project as being “against the sovereignty of Ethiopia.”
The sharply worded statement on Friday came shortly after Egypt said a new round of talks over the filling and operation of the soon-to-be-finished $5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam failed to achieve progress. The talks had resumed after more than a year.
Egypt fears Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam could reduce its share of the Nile, which serves as a lifeline for the country’s 100 million people, AP said. Ethiopia has roughly the same population and says the dam will help development in one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies.
Ethiopia’s new statement said that “various new and harmful ideas that could harm the trust developed between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan should stop.”
Ethiopia dismisses Egypt’s proposal on Nile River dam project
Source: RT