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Ethiopia has said Egypt “must abandon its aggressive approach” towards a controversial hydroelectric dam on the River Nile as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.

Addis Ababa was responding to a letter Egypt sent to the UN Security Council last week accusing Ethiopia of violating international law by continuing to fill the dam without agreement from downstream countries.

In its letter to the Security Council, Ethiopia rejected what it called “a litany of unfounded allegations” from Cairo.

This latest round in a long-running dispute comes as Egypt forges closer military ties with Ethiopia’s neighbour Somalia, which has its own disagreement with Ethiopia.