Egypt, Ethiopia agree to resume Nile dam talks under Russian mediation
Russian President Vladimir Putin (2R) meets with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (4L) on the sidelines of the 2019 Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi on October 23, 2019. PHOTO | SERGEI CHIRIKOV | AFP
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi last week agreed with Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to resume talks over the controversial $4 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in what diplomats from the two sides said was a friendly atmosphere, ending heated exchanges since the last round of talks collapsed in Khartoum, Sudan, earlier this month.
