(Reuters) - Ethiopia is building a giant dam on the Blue Nile, close to its border with Sudan. Egypt is worried the dam will affect flow of the Nile, its main source of fresh water. Ethiopia has said it will start filling the reservoir behind the dam in 2020, though construction has been hit by delays. NILE WATERSThe Nile Basin river system flows through 11 countries. The Blue Nile and White Nile merge in Sudan before flowing into Egypt and towards the Mediterranean.

Source: Ethiopian News November 06, 2019 14:03 UTC