Perhaps “no Nile, no Egypt!” or “Egypt lives and dies by the Nile” are more accurate substitutes. APA senior Egyptian government official with first-hand knowledge of the nation’s multibillion-dollar water management programme says the country’s water deficit will reach 11 billion cubic metres in 2025 and will rise to 20 billion cubic metres by 2030. Mr Trump offered to intervene to break the deadlock with Ethiopia over its building of the Nile dam. Some estimates say Ethiopia will add another 17 billion cubic metres of water to the reservoir. AFPAnother 20 billion cubic metres come from water desalination plants and treating irrigation water for repeated use.

Source: Ethiopian News May 01, 2023 09:11 UTC