Ethiopian government officials said a giant hydroelectric dam built on a Nile River tributary is set to begin generating power from today.
The move going to make Egypt and Sudan very angry.
With a population of 100 million, 97% of Egypt's water supply comes from the Nile.
The move going to make Egypt and Sudan very angry.
With a population of 100 million, 97% of Egypt's water supply comes from the Nile.
Egypt has said the dam poses a grave threat to the nation's water supplies and Sudan has said the dam imperils millions of lives.
African Union-sponsored talks between all three nations have yielded no progress.
African Union-sponsored talks between all three nations have yielded no progress.
This brings to my comment from yesterday:
https://twitter.com/DrAlakbarov/status/1495032050738507776
The Nile River flows through Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, but the largest share of the river runs through Egyptian territory. 
Egyptian presidents in the past have threatened military force in defense of their share of the Nile and against any attempts to build dams on it.
The announcement of the ambitious dam had led many to fear the outbreak of a water war between Egypt and Ethiopia.
The announcement of the ambitious dam had led many to fear the outbreak of a water war between Egypt and Ethiopia.
The river Nile that flows through 11 African states and without which more than 5,000 years of Egyptian civilisation — not to mention Egypt’s modern economy — would not exist.
Millions of Egyptian farmers depend on Nile's waters to irrigate their land.
Egypt wants Ethiopia to fill the reservoir over 15 years — against Addis Ababa’s stated intention of 4 to 7 — and to guarantee that long-term flows are unaffected.
Egypt wants Ethiopia to fill the reservoir over 15 years — against Addis Ababa’s stated intention of 4 to 7 — and to guarantee that long-term flows are unaffected.
From Ethiopian perspective, the dam means positive future.
With a capacity of a massive 6,500 megawatts, it will produce more power than the country currently consumes.
With a capacity of a massive 6,500 megawatts, it will produce more power than the country currently consumes.
Financed partly through patriotic bonds, it is the most important expression of Ethiopia is hoped-for transformation — already well under way — from symbol of poverty and famine to Africa’s most dynamic economy.
The Nile dispute is similar to others between countries that share important water systems.
India and Pakistan have periodically clashed over Himalayan-sourced rivers whose use is theoretically regulated by a 1960 treaty.
India and Pakistan have periodically clashed over Himalayan-sourced rivers whose use is theoretically regulated by a 1960 treaty.
With good diplomacy and a forward-looking agreement, the Nile need not be a source of conflict, but rather a force for co-operation.
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