The latest talks to resolve the dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over
the future of a giant hydropower project on the Nile River are due to resume in
Washington later.
Last year a deadline of 15 January was set to solve the long-standing
impasse but the latest round of talks, last week, ended in deadlock.
When complete, the Grand Renaissance Dam, which Ethiopia is building,
will be Africa's biggest hydroelectric power plant.
Its construction began in 2011 on the Blue Nile tributary in the
northern Ethiopia highlands, from where 85% of the Nile's waters flow.
However, the mega dam has caused a row between Egypt and Ethiopia, with
Sudan caught in between, which some fear could lead to war, and the US is now
helping to mediate. - BBC
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