Ethiopia and Egypt’s leaders met on the sidelines of Russia’s Africa summit on Thursday to discuss a contentious dam project on the River Nile, a diplomat said.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi “delivered a message” to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Addis Ababa’s soon-to-be-finished mega-project on the Blue Nile, the Egyptian diplomat said.

The meeting lasted around 45 minutes and took place “in a positive atmosphere,” the source added, without providing details.

Cairo and Addis Ababa are sharply at odds over the giant dam’s operation and the filling of its reservoir.

Source: AFP