Egyptian authorities have detained the former editor-in-chief of the state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper after he called on President Sisi to step down over his handling of a dispute with Ethiopia over the Great Renaissance Dam project. The decade-long dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has turned increasingly bitter. Earlier this month, Ethiopia announced that it had begun filling the reservoir of the giant dam, leading to angry condemnation from Egypt and Sudan. https://t.co/KcuvGdOTRHٍٍVeteran journalist calls on President #ElSisi 2 resign after his "failure" 2 protect Egypt's water rights in the current dispute with #Ethiopia over its massive dam on the #Nile. Last May, a former Egyptian diplomat was also detained for criticising the Egyptian government's "mismanagement" of the dam crisis.

Source: Ethiopian News July 21, 2021 16:07 UTC