Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume talks over Nile dam dispute

STORY: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume talks over Nile dam dispute DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nile River 2. various of irrigation 3. various of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam STORYLINE: A new round of negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan kicked off on Sunday in the Egyptian capital Cairo over the long-running dispute regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said in a statement. Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam stressed the necessity of reaching a binding legal agreement on the rules for filling and operating the dam built in Ethiopia's section of the Nile River, saying the agreement should take into account the interests and concerns of the three countries, according to the statement. After years of fruitless negotiations, the two downstream countries Egypt and Sudan hope to reach a binding legal agreement with upstream Ethio