Sudan Reaffirms Adherence to AU’s Leadership in Ethiopia's Nile Dam Issue

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KHARTOUM, 15 December 2020, (TON): Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Monday reiterated Sudan's commitment to the leadership of the African Union in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue.

"Our official position continues to adhere to African Union's leadership in the Renaissance Dam issue," said Hamdok at a press conference in Khartoum.

Sudan and Ethiopia are on talks regarding Sudan's return to the GERD negotiating table after Ethiopian Irrigation Minister reached in Khartoum earlier in the day.

Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have been negotiating under the African Union over technical and legal issues related to the filling and operation of the GERD.

Ethiopia, while earlier started building the GERD in 2011, expects to produce more than 6,000 megawatts of electricity from the project, however, Egypt and Sudan, downstream Nile Basin countries that rely on the river for its fresh water, are concerned that the dam might affect their water resources.

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