Ethiopia said the SecurityCouncil is not an appropriate place to discuss the dispute, while Egypt saidfilling the dam threatens its "survival."The UN Security Council heardremarks from Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan and other countries today on Ethiopia’smega dam on the Nile River, officially known as the Grand EthiopianRenaissance Dam (GERD).The countries maintained theirfirm positions in the hearing requested by Egypt, with Ethiopia saying thecouncil should not be involved in the matter at all.“This council should not be aforum for exerting diplomatic pressure,” ...

Three countries will reach a'final agreement' in two weeks, Ethiopia announces after African Union onlinesummit.Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan willagree a deal to fill the giant Blue Nile dam in two to three weeks, followingmediation by the African Union to broker a deal to end a decade-long disputeover water supplies.Tortuous negotiations over theyears have left the two nations and their neighbour Sudan short of an agreementto regulate how Ethiopia will operate the dam and fill its reservoir, whileprotecting Egypt's scarce water ...

In recent months negotiationshave stalled and there has been an escalation of tensions on the GrandEthiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that impacts, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan. The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) encourages the continued cooperationand peaceful negotiations of all stakeholders in the construction of the GERD.These negotiations should be based on mutual benefit, good faith, and theprinciples of international law. The multi-billion-dollar GERD project wasannounced in 2011, and will have a positive impact in the region by providingAfrica’s biggest hydropower dam ...

(Reuters) - Some U.S. authorities have moved with unusualspeed to fire, suspend or charge police officers caught on video hitting andpushing peaceful protesters and targeting them with pepper spray duringnationwide protests in recent weeks, a Reuters review of 44 videos recordedduring the demonstrations found.