Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia are set to resume contentious tripartite negotiations regarding the filling and operating of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Sunday. These negotiations will again be conducted under the auspices of the African Union’s (AU) presidency of South Africa, with AU experts to present specific positions and differences between the three countries. “Sudan does not tolerate nor can it bear to proceed with endless negotiations, without results or solutions,” he said. The three parties have held several rounds of negotiations over the past years, but have ultimately failed to reach an agreement. Sudan is somewhat caught in the middle of the conflicting interests of Egypt and Ethiopia.

Source: Egypt Independent January 09, 2021 10:07 UTC