27/02/2018
Ethiopia's Huge Dam Causes Worry in Egypt
Egypt was once called the gift of the Nile by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. But today, more than 2,000 years later, Egyptians fret about the existential threat of a faraway dam to their water supply. Nearly seven years after Ethiopia began construction of the Renaissance Dam on the Nile River, downstream neighbors Egypt and Sudan worry about the structure's impact on the river's water levels and potential harm to agriculture and industry.#160; Negotiations to reach a solution continue, but no agreement is#160;in sight. Ethiopia began building the Renaissance Dam in#160;2011,#160;as Egypt was engulfed in political turmoil. As the dam nears completion,...
