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| Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan sign deal to end Nile dispute | Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan sign deal to end Nile dispute |
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| Three African leaders have signed an initial deal to end a long-running dispute over the sharing of Nile waters and the building of Africa's biggest hydroelectric dam, in Ethiopia. | Three African leaders have signed an initial deal to end a long-running dispute over the sharing of Nile waters and the building of Africa's biggest hydroelectric dam, in Ethiopia. |
| The leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan signed the agreement in Sudan's capital, Khartoum. | |
| Egypt has opposed the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, saying it would worsen its water shortages. | Egypt has opposed the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, saying it would worsen its water shortages. |
| Ethiopia says the dam will give it a fairer share of Nile waters. | Ethiopia says the dam will give it a fairer share of Nile waters. |
| Last year, Ethiopia's parliament ratified a controversial treaty to replace colonial-era agreements that gave Egypt and Sudan the biggest share of the Nile's water. | Last year, Ethiopia's parliament ratified a controversial treaty to replace colonial-era agreements that gave Egypt and Sudan the biggest share of the Nile's water. |
| Egypt's then-President Mohamed Morsi said he did not want war but he would not allow Egypt's water supply to be endangered by the dam. | Egypt's then-President Mohamed Morsi said he did not want war but he would not allow Egypt's water supply to be endangered by the dam. |
| Mr Morsi's successor, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi signed the deal with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Halemariam Desalegn and Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. | Mr Morsi's successor, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi signed the deal with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Halemariam Desalegn and Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. |
| 'Veto power' | 'Veto power' |
| The three leaders welcomed the agreement in speeches in Khartoum's Republican Palace, and watched a short film about the Grand Renaissance Dam that highlighted how it could benefit the region, the Associated Press news agency reports. | The three leaders welcomed the agreement in speeches in Khartoum's Republican Palace, and watched a short film about the Grand Renaissance Dam that highlighted how it could benefit the region, the Associated Press news agency reports. |
| Ethiopia wants to replace a 1929 treaty written by Britain that awarded Egypt veto power over any project involving the Nile by upstream countries. | Ethiopia wants to replace a 1929 treaty written by Britain that awarded Egypt veto power over any project involving the Nile by upstream countries. |
| Ethiopia says the $4.7bn (£3.1bn) dam will eventually provide 6,000 megawatts of power. | Ethiopia says the $4.7bn (£3.1bn) dam will eventually provide 6,000 megawatts of power. |
| Egypt was apparently caught by surprise when Ethiopia started diverting the Blue Nile - a tributary of the Nile - last year. | Egypt was apparently caught by surprise when Ethiopia started diverting the Blue Nile - a tributary of the Nile - last year. |
| Ethiopia says the river will be slightly diverted but will then be able to follow its natural course. | Ethiopia says the river will be slightly diverted but will then be able to follow its natural course. |
| Egyptian politicians were inadvertently heard on live TV last year, proposing military action over the dam. | Egyptian politicians were inadvertently heard on live TV last year, proposing military action over the dam. |
| Ethiopia has received strong backing from five other Nile-basin countries - Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Burundi. | Ethiopia has received strong backing from five other Nile-basin countries - Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Burundi. |