PM says Ethiopia will not cut Egypt's share of Nile waters

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed today that Ethiopia will not reduce Egypt's share of Nile waters, as his country works to complete what will be Africa's largest hydroelectric dam.

Ahmed's comments came in a press conference with Egypt's President Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi in Cairo.

He said the Ethiopians have "no desire or idea to harm the Egyptian people. We believe that we should benefit from this river, the Nile, but when we benefit we should not do harm to the Egyptian people," he said.

"We want to forget what was in the past and begin a phase of cooperation ... We will take care of the Nile, and we will preserve your share of the Nile water and we will work to increase this share."