Nile dam stand-off resolution ‘within reach’, says UAE

The UAE believes a successful conclusion to negotiations over a hydroelectric dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile is “within reach”, according to a statement posted on the website of the Permanent Mission of the UAE to the UN.

The project – known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – has led to a stand-off between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan.

The UAE said this should be tackled in the spirit of “African solutions to African challenges”.

Egypt and Sudan have complained that Ethiopia has acted unilaterally and started to fill the reservoir behind the dam on the Blue Nile.

Egypt has expressed concerns that a quick filling of the reservoir will reduce its share of Nile waters, which the country depends on for its water supply.

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