Egypt/Ethiopia: Regional Approach Key to Solving Renaissance Dam Dispute

Sep 4, 2018 | Haifa Ahmed Al-Maashi, Arab News
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The Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile Basin, which is currently about half-finished, is the cornerstone of Ethiopia’s plans for a new economic age. But what Addis Ababa sees as a development renaissance, Cairo perceives as a major threat to its lifeblood, the Nile River, and a regional challenge to Egypt’s sovereignty.