ADVERTISEMENT

Ethiopia Insists Hasn’t Begun Filling Nile Dam, Sudan Says

Ethiopia Insists Hasn’t Begun Filling Nile Dam, Sudan Says

Sudan’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday it had received assurances from Ethiopia that it had not begun to fill a mega-dam whose construction has raised tensions in the region.

Ethiopia also stressed its commitment to African Union-backed negotiations over the Renaissance Dam project, the ministry said in a statement.

©2020 Bloomberg L.P.