Nile dam row: Egypt fumes as Ethiopia celebrates
The Nile is seen as Egypt's lifeblood - without its waters the country fears for its survival As Ethiopia celebrated rains which began filling a controversial dam on a tributary of the River Nile, Egypt was fuming. The North African nation had long been opposed to any development on the Nile upstream that could reduce the amount of water it receives from the river and has regarded the Ethiopian project as an existential threat. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd), which has been in construction since 2011, is now holding back water - ...
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