Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Nile is seen as Egypt's lifeblood - without its waters the country fears for its survivalAs Ethiopia celebrated rains which began filling a controversial dam on a tributary of the River Nile, Egypt was fuming. Image copyright US president's office Image caption The US tried, but failed, to get Egypt and Ethiopia to sign up to an agreementEgypt appears to have lost that battle. This will be especially true if there is a substantial reduction of the amount of the water that reaches Egypt as a result of the dam. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Ros Atkins on...why can’t Egypt and Ethiopia agree on the Nile dam? Failure to bridge the gap between Egypt and Ethiopia could spell disaster for both.

Source: Ethiopian News July 29, 2020 23:26 UTC