The Nile’s Long Shadow
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Egypt vs Ethiopia is entering another tense chapter over the Nile River. Egypt has warned that it will not accept any attempt by another country to control the flow of Nile water to downstream nations, following Ethiopian statements concerning additional dams on the river. At the center of this long-running dispute is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)—Africa’s largest hydropower project and one of the most consequential infrastructure projects on the continent. But this conflict is about far more than a dam. For Ethiopia, the Nile represents hydropower, economic development, industrialization and national sovereignty. For Egypt, the Nile is a matter of water security, agriculture, national survival and economic stability. And Sudan sits between these competing interests. So who has the stronger claim? Does Ethiopia have the right to fully develop rivers originating within its territory? Can Egypt demand guarantees over the flow of water reaching downstream? And can Afr
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