Ethiopia’s prime minister said talks with Egypt and Sudan over the country’s disputed hydroelectric dam on a Nile River tributary had made significant progress toward an eventual deal
Ethiopia’s prime minister said negotiations on Tuesday with Egypt and Sudan had paved the way for an agreement over the country’s hydroelectric dam on one of the Nile River’s tributaries, in a sign of progress in efforts to end a decadelong dispute over management of the river’s waters.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said talks convened by South Africa and the African Union and held over videoconference had resulted in a “major common understanding” toward an eventual deal, as he also acknowledged for the first time that the...
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