The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has stoked intense nationalistic fervor in both Ethiopia and Egypt. At the time, the country’s irrigation minister insisted to pro-government media that the measures were unrelated to concerns over the Ethiopia dam. “No one treats Egypt this way.”Whether the dam will contribute to water shortages in Egypt is largely a function of the eventual water-sharing agreement that Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia sign. For Egypt, the Nile water is an existential matter.”That’s how the villagers of Kafr Ziyada feel. On his land, the canal that once brought Nile water has dried up, he said.

Source: Washington Post October 15, 2020 17:26 UTC