Image copyright Getty ImagesA new dam on the Nile could trigger a war over water unless Ethiopia can agree a deal with Egypt and Sudan, writes the BBC's Africa Correspondent Alastair Leithead. It is often said the world's next world war will be fought over water and there are few places as tense as the River Nile. Image caption The new dam will mean the river flows year-roundDams also regulate the flow of the river. Sudan and Egypt are also at loggerheads over how much water Sudan uses - and how that amount may increase when the dam is finished. The world's first war over water can be avoided on the Nile, and it could even be an example of how to resolve complex disagreements over water.

Source: Ethiopian News February 24, 2018 01:30 UTC