Saudi Arabia wants in on Nile dam dispute - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ayah Aman

Ayah Aman

Feb 25, 2021

(FILES) This file photo taken on December 26, 2019 shows a general view of the construction works at 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 teeming population of — This file photo taken on Dec. 26, 2019, shows a general view of construction work at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, near Guba in Ethiopia. — EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images

CAIRO, Egypt — Saudi Arabia has announced its intention to mediate in the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) during visits by Minister of State for African Affairs Ahmed al-Kattan to Addis Ababa and Khartoum in February.

Kattan announced Feb. 17 that the kingdom plans to hold a summit for the presidents of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to resolve the ongoing dispute over the filling and operation of the GERD.

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