Ethiopia: Long After Ethiopia Completes GERD, Egypt, Sudan Invoke Nile Water Rights Under Colonial-Era Agreement

Addis Abeba — Egypt and Sudan have renewed their opposition to Ethiopia’s independent management of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), invoking historical Nile water-sharing agreements and demanding a binding legal framework, more than a year after Ethiopia officially inaugurated the project.

The two countries reaffirmed their position in a joint statement issued on November 2 following the third round of their “2+2” consultation mechanism, bringing together foreign and irrigation…