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Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia restart Nile mega-dam talks

Sudan's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasir Mohamed (centre) takes part in a video meeting at the ministry in Khartoum on June 9, 2020, over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Photo credit: Ashraf Shazly | AFP

Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia kicked off Sunday the latest round of talks over Addis Ababa's controversial dam on the Blue Nile, waters critical to the two downstream nations.

The week-long negotiations, held via videoconference, include water ministers from the three countries, as well as representatives from the African Union, European Union and the World Bank.