Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan hope for Nile dam deal in coming weeks

Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt, on June 27, reportedly said that y were hopeful that African Union (AU) could help m broker a deal to end a dece long dispute over water supplies within coming two or three weeks. Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has caused concerns of its downstream neighbour Egypt and Sudan. Meanwhile, Ethiopia has said it would fill reservoir within a few weeks, providing eugh time for talks to be concluded.

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Deces of discussions have left three nations in disagreement on way Ethiopia would operate dam and fill its reservoir while protecting Egypt's scarce water supply from Nile. Ethiopian water minister Seleshi Bekele, while speaking to international media reporters said consensus h been reached to finalise a deal within two to three weeks, a day after leers from three countries, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa who chairs AU, held an online summit.

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However, Billene Seyoum, a spokeswoman for Ethiopia’s prime minister, said that in Friday’s agreement re was “ divergence from Ethiopia’s original position of filling dam”. committee Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat said in a separate statement that a majority of issues in talks h been resolved ding that it would uplo progress in a week.

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Sudan has joined Egypt in asking U.N. Security Council to intervene in a dispute over Ethiopia’s newly built hydroelectric dam on Blue Nile, warning that window for three countries to reach an agreement “is closing by hour.” Egypt, which relies on Nile for more than 90 per cent of its water supplies, fears a devastating impact if dam is operated without taking its needs into account. Sudan, which also largely depends on Nile for water, has been caught between competing interests.

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(With inputs from ncies)

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