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Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said that his country and Addis Ababa were aligned and in agreement on the controversial Ethiopian dam on the Blue Nile, as against Egypt, which views the dam as a threat.
Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said that his country and Addis Ababa were aligned and in agreement on the controversial Ethiopian dam on the Blue Nile, as against Egypt, which views the dam as a threat.
Burhan’s remarks came during a meeting recently with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who was on a one-day visit to Khartoum. This was Abey’s first visit since Burhan led a 2021 military coup. The statement said that Sudan and Ethiopia were aligned and in agreement on all issues regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The dam has been the source of tensions between Ethiopia and downstream countries, Egypt and Sudan. The dam’s work began in 2011.
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Egyptian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed asserted that the Renaissance Dam would not cause any harm to Sudan. Instead, it would have benefits for it in terms of electricity. However, a consensus eluded despite multiple rounds of talks between the three governments over the filling and operation of the reservoir. Blue Nile is the major source of water for Egypt, meeting over 80% of its agricultural and household needs.
