Ethiopia’s insistence on filling the reservoir without an agreement is a major sticking point for Egypt.

Egypt thinks Ethiopia has dragged out the talks to gain bargaining power as construction advances. The dam is now over 70% complete. Belligerence in Cairo has led to stubbornness in Addis Ababa, ...

The 1959 Egypt-Sudan agreement consolidated the previous agreement allocating most of the Nile’s water to Egypt and Sudan, and neglecting upstream countries like Ethiopia, which contributes over ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s prime minister said Thursday that a controversial power dam on the Nile is now complete, a major milestone for his country amid a dispute with Egypt over ...

Egypt said Friday that Ethiopia has consistently lacked the political will to reach a binding agreement on its now-complete dam–an issue that involves Nile River water rights and the interests ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia and Egypt said the latest round of talks over a huge, highly contentious hydroelectric dam Ethiopia has built on the Nile’s main tributary again ended with no ...

Ethiopia and Egypt say the latest round of yearslong negotiations to find an agreement over a highly contentious hydroelectric dam Ethiopia has built on the Nile's main tributary ended with no deal.

Sudan and Egypt, which rely most heavily on the Nile’s water flow, consider the US$4.6 billion reservoir as a serious threat to vital water supplies. But Ethiopia considers it essential for its ...