Before 1 September 2022, will Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan sign an agreement governing the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir?

Started Sep 17, 2021 05:00PM UTC
Closed Sep 01, 2022 07:01AM UTC

Tensions between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan continue over Ethiopia's filling of the GERD, designed to become the largest hydroelectric plant in Africa and provide electricity to millions of people (Al-Monitor, All Africa). The filling of the reservoir has stoked diplomatic backlash from Egypt and Sudan due to the potential impacts on water flows, including a referral of the matter to the UN Security Council (Egypt Today, Reuters, UN).

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The question closed "No" with a closing date of 1 September 2022.

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Possible Answer Correct? Final Crowd Forecast
Yes 2.93%
No 97.07%

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Number of Forecasters 68
Average for questions older than 6 months: 208
Number of Forecasts 191
Average for questions older than 6 months: 589
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