No breakthrough on 10th day of GERD talks

Groundhog day at the GERD talks: Fraught talks over the future of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam remained at a standstill yesterday after the Egyptian, Ethipian and Sudanese negotiating teams failed to find a breakthrough, the cabinet said in a statement. The talks will resume today ahead of a final ministerial-level meeting whose conclusions will be submitted to South Africa, the current head of the African Union and sponsor of the latest round of talks.