Egypt renews opposition to new Ethiopian dams on the River Nile

Cairo on Wednesday evening renewed its opposition to the construction of new Ethiopian dams on the River Nile, marking the third similar Egyptian position in about two weeks.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty made the remarks in an interview with Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV, in response to Ethiopian announcements about plans to build new dams on the Nile.

Fundamental differences remain between Cairo and Addis Ababa over Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile, with no binding agreement on its filling and operation.

Egypt fears that this could affect its share of Nile water coming from Ethiopia, the upstream country.

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