Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday morning for a one-day visit and was received by Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, Sudanese news agency SUNA reported. The Ethiopian visit coincides with a visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Sudan on the same day for talks with a number of Sudanese officials. Ahmed’s trip comes amid continuing disputes between his country and Sudan and Egypt over the controversial dam project Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile. The GERD, built 15 kilometres from the Ethiopian border with Sudan, has been a source of contention between the three countries. Ethiopia says the massive project, which it hopes will make it Africa’s largest power exporter, is key to its development efforts.

Source: Ethiopian News August 25, 2020 10:18 UTC