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Nile Dam Talks Stall amid Egyptian-Ethiopian Dispute
(Al-Monitor) Ayah Aman - Ethiopia has decided unilaterally to begin filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's reservoir on the Nile River before coming to a full agreement with Egypt. Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry wrote to UN Security Council members on May 1: "Ethiopia announcing its intention to seize the Blue Nile waters to fill the dam's reservoir in July 2020...would jeopardize the water security, food security, and indeed, the very existence of over 100 million Egyptians, who are entirely dependent on the Nile River for their livelihood." Ethiopia withdrew from U.S.-sponsored negotiations in February and refused to sign a comprehensive agreement on the filling and operating of the dam. An official said such an agreement was actually reached and brokered by the U.S. and the World Bank.