US cuts aid to Ethiopia over Nile dam quarrel
Washington (AFP) Sept 2, 2020
The United States suspended Wednesday a portion of its financial aid for Ethiopia citing the lack of progress in talks with Sudan and Egypt over a huge new dam on the Nile river. Washington has become increasingly concerned about the dispute over Ethiopia's move to keep filling the reservoir behind the 145-meter (475-foot) tall hydropower dam, which the two downstream countries say threaten