Ethiopia, Egypt, And Sudan Have Reached An Agreement On How Ethiopia IsTo Operate Its Dam On The Nile River

Egyptian officials have raised concerns that filling the reservoir behind the dam too quickly could significantly reduce the amount of Nile water available to Egypt [Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]

Al Jazeera: Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan to sign dam agreement by end of February

Foreign ministers of three countries say they have reached an agreement on schedule to fill massive dam on Nile River.

Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan announced they have cleared the way for the filling and operation of a disputed multibillion-dollar dam being built by the Ethiopian government on the Nile River.

In a joint statement issued after four days of talks in Washington, DC, the foreign ministers and water resources officials of the three Northeastern African countries said on Friday they had agreed on a schedule for filling the dam, dubbed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), among other key issues.

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Update #1: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia agree on 3 points of contention over Renaissance Dam (Egypt Today)
Update #2: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to sign final agreement on GERD by end of February (Ahram Online)

WNU Editor: Rgypt has threatened to go to war if a deal was not reached .... Avoiding a dangerous water war between Ethiopia and Egypt (Robert Rotberg Globe and Mail).