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Egypt backs Sudan against Ethiopia amid Nile dam impasse

Egypt reiterated its support for Sudan following an attack by Ethiopian forces on Sudanese military troops near the border, at a time of deadlock between the three countries over the controversial dam Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile.

A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD),  near Guba in Ethiopia, on December 26, 2019. - The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 145-metre-high, 1.8-kilometre-long concrete colossus is set to become the largest hydropower plant in Africa.
Across Ethiopia, poor farmers and rich businessmen alike eagerly await the more than 6,000 megawatts of electricity officials say it will ultimately provide. 
Yet as thousands of workers toil day and night to fin
A general view of the Blue Nile River as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near Guba in Ethiopia, on Dec. 26, 2019. — EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry condemned Dec. 17 an Ethiopian cross-border attack on Sudanese military troops near Sudan’s border with Ethiopia. The ministry termed the attack as an “unjustified assault.”

“Egypt reiterates its full solidarity with brotherly Sudan and affirms its support to the country’s right to protect its security and sovereignty over its territory,” the ministry said in a statement.

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