US attempts to intervene in long-running spat between Ethiopia and Egypt has yielded little progress – and may have put US credibility on the line.
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Egypt and Sudan’s insistence on keeping their historical water shares cannot be considered equitable and reasonable.
The controversy over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reflects historical conflicts rather than a careful analysis of modern challenges.
The River Nile is contaminated with microplastics.
The Nile Basin states are keen to see what kind of deal Ethiopia reaches with Egypt and Sudan.
Both residents and Sudanese in the diaspora invested in homes to secure the future. Now the conflict is destroying hope.
The mega dam in Jinja was meant to give Uganda energy independence, but this was constrained by Britain’s agricultural interests in Egypt.
The dam has helped to shift longstanding power relationships and could pave the way for more cooperation among all the countries that depend on the Nile.
Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt and their neighbours could deploy large-scale solar and wind farms, connected by a regionally integrated power grid.
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