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Ethiopia Seeks Mediation Over Nile Dam Deadlock With Egypt

The Blue Nile river passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia.
The Blue Nile river passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia.Photographer: Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images

Ethiopia’s prime minister asked South Africa’s president to intervene in the Nile dam deadlock between Egypt and his country.

The three countries and neighboring Sudan are being hosted by the U.S. Treasury for negotiations in Washington on Monday.