“Addis Ababa has pledged to Egypt that Ethiopia’s construction of a controversial dam, which has strained ties between the two African countries, will not ‘harm Egyptian water interests’, the official news agency (Mena) reported Friday. The pledge came at landmark talks held Thursday between Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al Sissi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on the sidelines of an African summit due in Equatorial Guinea.”
Source: Egypt, Ethiopia agree on ‘new chapter’ in ties | GulfNews.com
