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The Egyptian foreign ministry condemns the move, calling Ethiopia’s filling of the dam ‘illegal’.
Ethiopia has announced that it has filled its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile, which has been the source of a long-running water dispute with downstream countries Egypt and Sudan.
The announcement on Sunday came just a fortnight after the three countries resumed negotiations, after a lengthy break, on an agreement that takes account of the water needs of all three.
Egypt and Sudan fear the massive $4.2bn GERD will severely reduce the share of Nile water they receive and…
