Ethiopia is building the Grand Renaissance Dam at the river’s sources, which would reduce its usual flow and endanger Egypt, whose population relies heavily on the Nile’s water. In 2013, the Ethiopian parliament officially voted in favor of revoking all old agreements with neighboring countries and concluding new ones. Both Sudan and Ethiopia rejected the report, while Egypt accepted it. Egypt was worried that building the dam would destroy its agricultural lands and deprive 100 million Egyptians of drinking water. On the other hand, Ethiopia says the dam is important for the development of the country, and stresses it has benefits for all downstream countries, including Egypt and Sudan.

Source: Ethiopian News January 20, 2018 20:15 UTC