By Nizar Manek, November 7 2019
(Bloomberg) --
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan set a Jan. 15 deadline to reach an agreement on the filling and operation of a giant Ethiopian dam on a Nile tributary after a U.S.-brokered meeting sought to ease rising tensions.
The commitment followed the U.S.’s first significant intervention in the long-running dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which has put two of Washington’s most prominent African allies at odds over the use of crucial freshwater supplies.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-06/trump-holds-talks-over-ethiopian-dam-after-negotiations-stalled