Egypt, Ethiopia trade blame over failed dam talks

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A general view shows the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba, Ethiopia on February 19, 2022. PHOTO | AFP

Ethiopia and Egypt have traded blame for the failure of a fourth round of negotiations aimed at resolving a long-running dispute over a controversial mega-dam built by Addis Ababa on the Nile.

Negotiations between Ethiopia and downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan have yet to produce an agreement since construction of the $4.2 billion project began in 2011.