Water ministers from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have gathered last week to discuss how Africa's largest hydroelectric dam will affect water distribution and access to the Nile. Water rights and the utilisation of water from the Nile for power generation still remain highly contentious issues. Its basin covers eleven countries: Tanzania and Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt. Most of Egypt's Nile water originates in Ethiopia from the Blue Nile, and the nation hopes for the Renaissance dam to help boost its economy. According to him, there's always a possibility of a regional resource conflict, but "the Nil is a fantastic water resource.

Source: Ethiopian News October 22, 2017 13:18 UTC