The UN Security Council supports AU mediation efforts for the Ethiopian dam
On Thursday, UN Security Council members tried to resolve the long-running dispute between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the operation of Addis Ababa's giant hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile. Members supported the African Union's mediation work and called on all parties to continue the talks.
Egypt and Sudan both called on the UN Security Council to help resolve the dispute after Ethiopia began filling the reservoir earlier this week behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for a second…