Ethiopia, Egypt Agree to Further Talks on Disputed Nile Dam
- Ethiopia says first-year dam-filling target met after rains
- Egypt calls for comprehensive accord on use of Nile waters
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia, seen in a satellite image taken June 26
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Ethiopia and Egypt appeared to head off an escalation in their dispute over a giant dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River, pledging further talks to resolve an impasse over how quickly it gets filled.
Ethiopia’s government simultaneously announced that it’s completed the first phase of filling the dam, following recent heavy rains. That could remove a flashpoint after reports last week that Ethiopia had begun pooling water without agreement from Egypt and neighboring Sudan raised tensions between the three nations.