Khartoum ( ANN) – Reports has indicated that the waters of Sudan’s Blue Nile had receded to unprecedented levels after Ethiopia completed the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), now set for inauguration in mid-September.
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According to the All Africa report Ethiopia’s Minister of Water and Energy Habtamu Itefa Geleta announced the completion of all construction and filling stages, promising a national celebration for the dam’s inauguration. Geleta insisted the dam is a “tool for cooperation, exchange of benefits and ending differences” rather than a source of conflict, despite the contestation it has sparked among some in Sudan, Egypt, and other Nile Basin countries.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed previously insisted that the dam had not affected Egypt’s Aswan Dam, nor caused any measurable water loss, and reaffirmed that Ethiopia’s development will not come at the expense of its neighbours.