Egypt Petitions UNSC Over GERD Launch – Urges Respect for Nile Rights

Nairobi — Egypt has condemned Ethiopia’s inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), describing it as a unilateral action that violates international law and undermines the rights of downstream nations.

In a letter to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration, and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs, Dr. Badr Abdel Aati, said Addis Ababa’s move to announce the completion and operation of the multi-billion-dollar dam disregards…