Ethiopia Rejects Outside Mediators In Its Dam Dispute With Sudan And Ethiopia

Anadolu Agency: Ethiopia rejects outside mediators in dam dispute

Sudan demanded involvement of African Union, UN, EU, US in talks on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Ethiopia has rejected calls by Sudan for outside mediators including the US in the ongoing dispute over the country’s construction of a massive hydroelectric dam on the Nile River.

“Ethiopia is generally opposed to mediation by outside parties even though the African Union is welcome to help,” Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesman Dina Mufti told reporters Tuesday.

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Update: Ethiopia rejects outside mediation in Nile River dam dispute (PBS/AP)

WNU Editor: Sudan formally requested mediation yesterday .... Sudan formally requests four-party mediation over Ethiopian dam (Reuters).