Egypt Demands Intl Support, Ethiopia Insists on African Solution to GERD Dispute

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry during the fifth Cairo Water Week (Egyptian government)

The difference in views between Ethiopia and Egypt on how to break the deadlock in talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has once again emerged.

While Addis Ababa wants the African Union’s “unproductive” sponsorship of the negotiations, Egypt demands the support of the international community to resolve the matter in a way that achieves all parties’ interests.