Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan to Meet Over Dam DisputeHere is today’s Foreign Policy brief: Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan will try to reach an agreement on the controversial Renaissance Dam, Iran stands accused of paying the Taliban bounties to attack U.S. troops, and Spain’s former king surfaces in the UAE. Talks Set to Resume Over Nile Dam DisputeRepresentatives of Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt are expected to meet today to present their proposals for the management of Ethiopia’s controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. But the dam is a potential threat to the two downstream countries, Egypt and Sudan. Egyptian officials argue that damming the Nile closer to its source in Ethiopia could severely threaten the country’s water supply. That’s because the dam is a rare unifying issue and a source of national pride in Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News August 18, 2020 09:22 UTC