Tensions Rise between Egypt and Ethiopia over Nile Dam Project

10/24/19

African security

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Tension is rising between Egypt and Ethiopia over the huge Ethiopian dam project on the Nile.

Egypt is worried that the construction of the Renaissance Dam, a $4 billion dollars project launched by Ethiopia in 2012, will substantially reduce water flow in the Nile. Egypt depends on the Nile for about 90 percent of its water supply.

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