Egypt condemns Ethiopia's inauguration of Grand Renaissance Dam

The Great Renaissance Dam on the Nile in Ethiopia.

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Cairo has condemned Addis Ababa's celebration of the start of hydroelectric production from the Renaissance Dam, located on the Blue Nile, Egypt's main source of water.

For the neighbor of Ethiopia, it is a " 

 ".

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In the aftermath of the Ethiopian celebrations, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Cairo's anger through a press release deeming that it was a " 

 .

According to this declaration, Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt were to negotiate an agreement on the filling of the dam.

Negotiations that never succeeded, Ethiopia refusing to sign a legally binding agreement demanded by Egypt and Sudan.

A series of agreements had been signed between 1902 and 1959, giving Egypt and Sudan the right to object to any project affecting the flow of the Nile.

Agreements that Ethiopia considers obsolete because of their signature at the time of colonization.

For Egypt, Ethiopia's action is a threat to the stability of the region.

►Also read: Abiy Ahmed inaugurates the production of electricity from the great Renaissance dam

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