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Nile River dam disputes and GERD diplomacy
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 21
AUG 21 · Day 1
Egypt's role in shaping Ethiopia's next Nile dams after GERD
Horn of Africa analyst Abdiwahab Sheikh said Egypt has meaningful but limited leverage over Ethiopia.
Sudanese governance expert Mekki Elmograbi said transparency from Ethiopia is the first step toward cooperation.
The GERD project cost nearly $5 billion and was funded largely by Ethiopia itself.
“A practical arrangement is possible if Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan accept transparent information exchange, advance notification, adaptive dam-management rules and mechanisms for addressing droughts and downstream impacts.”
ABDIWAHAB SHEIKH
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