Ethiopia began producing electricity for the first time from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially inaugurated electricity production on Sunday from the mega-dam, a milestone in the controversial multibillion-dollar project.
The prime minister sought to assure neighbouring nations his country did not wish to harm their interests.
Egypt’s foreign ministry, however, accused Ethiopia of persisting in its violations of a preliminary deal signed between the three nations in 2015, prohibiting any of the parties from taking unilateral actions in the use of the river’s water.