The cause of dispute in three big countries was the "dam of the Nile"
The Nile flows through Ethiopia into Egypt and Sudan. A decade ago, Ethiopia started building a dam on the Nile.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam or GERD is Africa's largest hydroelectric project and has been a source of tension in the Nile Basin region since its inception.
And for this reason, the whole controversy begins.
Currently, in a statement issued by Egypt and Sudan, it was said that Ethiopia has agreed not to fill the dam until an agreement is reached. But the statement issued from the office of Prime Minister AB Ahmed has ignored the statements of Egypt and Sudan.
On the one hand, Ethiopia says that this dam is very important for the pace of its development.
On the other hand, Egypt and Sudan fear that due to this their share of water will be withheld in Ethiopia.
These things came to the fore in the talks held by the leaders of the three countries on the call of the current President of the African Union, Cyril Ramaphosa.
After the talks, both Sudan and Egypt said in their statements that Ethiopia had agreed to hold off until an agreement to fill the dam was reached.
Ethiopia did not describe any such thing in its statement.
A statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office said, "Ethiopia will start filling water in the GERD in the next two weeks, under which construction work will continue. During this time the three countries will take the final decision on the pending cases."
What are the other controversies?
Talks between the three countries regarding the dam started this month. The biggest topic of controversy is how the dam will function in the event of drought and how the pending disputes will be resolved.
The news agency has said through diplomatic sources of AFP that the opposition raised by Egypt and Sudan can be discussed in the UN Security Council.
According to news agency Reuters, Egypt has tried to raise the issue with the UN Security Council to prevent Ethiopia from filling the dam and the council is likely to hold a meeting on Monday.
Ethiopia seems to be concerned about the interference of any foreign country in this dialogue.
In February, negotiations held in the mediation of the US Department of Revenue had failed. The AB government accused America of favoring Egypt.
The head of the African Union Commission, Musa Faki Mohamed, said in a statement after the talks between the heads of the three countries that 'the three leaders have agreed to talks under the leadership of the African Commission to settle the dispute.
At the same time, a statement issued by Prime Minister AB said that "Africa's issue should be resolved in Africa itself."
The water of the Nile River passes through 10 countries
In its statement released on Saturday, the African Union said that "90 percent of the differences between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan have been resolved."
The union has also said that all the three countries should not make any such statement or take any such step which can hurt the negotiation process.
The commission has said that a committee has been formed which will submit its report to Cyril Ramaphosa within a week.
Africa's largest river Nile passes through ten countries and it is the lifeline of these countries. Apart from water, they also play an important role in the generation of electricity.
Ethiopia's GERD Dam, being built on the Nile, has cost about $4 billion and will generate 6,450 MW of electricity.
Due to the above dispute, one thing is clear that the Nile river is not a fixed asset of any one country, the people of the country through which the river passes, should be dominated by the people of those countries.
Note- This view is my personal opinion.
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