Politics

As Questions Swirl Over Flashpoint Nile Dam, Egypt Plays It Cool

African Union expected to call new meeting on dam next week
Ethiopia rowed back on reports it has begun filling reservoir

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam under construction in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia in 2019. — The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam under construction in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia in 2019.
Photographer: Zacharias Abubeker/Bloomberg

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By Mirette Magdy and Tarek El-Tablawy

July 17, 2020 at 8:24 AM EDT

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Egypt is signaling diplomacy will be its strategy of choice in a dispute over Ethiopia’s mega-dam on the Nile.

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