Filling of Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile complete, Ethiopia says

Source: Aljazeera 10 September 2023, , The Egyptian foreign ministry condemns the move, calling Ethiopia’s filling of the dam ‘illegal’.

Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda — The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction on the river Nile in the Guba district in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region on September 26, 2019 [File: Tiksa Negeri/File Reuters]

Published On 10 Sep 202310 Sep 2023

Ethiopia has announced that it has filled its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile, which has been the source of a long-running water dispute with downstream countries Egypt and Sudan.

The announcement on Sunday came just a fortnight after the three countries resumed negotiations, after a lengthy break, on an agreement that takes account of the water needs of all three.