Ethiopia Establishes Abay Compensation Committee to Assess Projects Allegedly ‘Obstructed By Egypt’

Addis Abeba– Ethiopia has established a committee to assess economic losses and missed development opportunities arising from projects it says were “obstructed by Egypt”, with more than 22 projects, including the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), already identified, Minister of Water and Energy Habtamu Itefa (PhD) said.

The minister was quoted by state media as saying the committee has begun “compiling data on the projects and examining the legal and economic basis of Ethiopia’s compensation…