Eritrea weighs role in Egypt-Ethiopia dispute over Nile dam
Eritrea’s president visited Cairo against the backdrop of the faltering talks on the Nile dam dispute, raising questions about Eritrea’s role in helping reach an agreement between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan.
![1207684703 (FILES) This file photo taken on December 26, 2019 shows a general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. - The Nile, Egypt's lifeline since Pharaonic days, faces massive strain from pollution, over-use and climate change -- and now the threat of a colossal dam being built far upstream in Ethiopia. When its London-sized reservoir starts to fill this summer, Egypt fears the mega-project will spell an existential threat to its teemin](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/07/GettyImages-1207684703.jpg/GettyImages-1207684703.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=jqBI324Z)
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