Economics

Ethiopia Open to Continue Nile Dam Talks Amid Dispute With Egypt

Last round of talks fails to deliver agreement after 11 days
Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan may meet again as soon as next week

The Blue Nile river flows to the dam wall at the site of the under-construction Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia in 2019.Photographer: Zacharias Abubeker/Bloomberg

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By David Malingha and Samuel Gebre

July 14, 2020 at 4:32 PM UTC

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Ethiopia pledged to continue talks with Egypt and Sudan on the operation of its 140-meter deep dam on the Nile River’s main tributary, but said demands from downstream nations were thwarting the chances of an agreement.