Egypt

Conflict Looms for Egypt and Ethiopia Over Nile Dam

Ethiopia appears to be going ahead with its vow to begin filling a crucial hydroelectric dam on the Nile River after protracted negotiations with Egypt broke down earlier this week. There are grave concerns the two nations may go to war as both water-stressed countries consider their share of the world’s longest river a matter of existential imperative.

Ethiopia’s disinterest in dam negotiations can ignite war with Egypt

Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst … 
Another attempt to resolve the dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over a large Chinese-funded hydroelectric dam built on the Nile River has failed. This has increased tensions over control of the most important water source in the region, especially for Egypt that has relied on the Nile for thousands of years.