18/06/2020
Last-ditch Nile Dam talks end in deadlock
Talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan aimed at resolving a long-running dispute over a massive dam being built on the Nile by Addis Ababa ended on Wednesday with Cairo decrying the lack of ?tangible progress,? a development that is likely to send it looking for alternative ways to reach a satisfactory agreement on the mega project. Egypt fears that the hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile, which originates in the Ethiopian highlands, will reduce its vital share of the river?s water, which supplies more than 90 per cent of its needs. Cairo is seeking a deal that would minimise the impact on its share of the river?s water while making provisions to protect its growing population from future...
