Construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile is due to be completed next year, likely reducing Egypt's water flowEgypt has hardened its rhetoric on Ethiopia’s Nile dam in an apparent attempt to force the East African nation to make concessions to Cairo. Years of negotiations between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have failed to reach a breakthrough. The Blue Nile accounts for about 85 per cent of the Nile waters that reach Egypt. The Blue Nile accounts for about 85 per cent of the Nile waters that reach Egypt. ReutersLike several other Nile basin nations, Ethiopia also says that Egypt has taken most of the river’s waters for granted.

Source: Ethiopian News October 02, 2019 03:01 UTC