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As Ethiopia Prepares to Fill Nile Dam, Egypt Appeals for International Help
As Ethiopia Prepares to Fill Nile Dam, Egypt Appeals for International Help
By Jared Malsin
July 6, 2020 7:52 am ET
Egypt is attempting to raise international pressure on Ethiopia to strike a deal on the use of water from the Nile, which sustains life for tens of millions of people, as Addis Ababa prepares to begin filling a massive hydroelectric dam on a branch of the river this month.
A long-running dispute between the two American allies over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has prompted threats of war and concerns about a future conflict over water resources under pressure because of climate change.
After Ethiopian leaders last month said the country planned to start filling the $4.8 billion dam in July, Egypt appealed to the United Nations Security Council, as well as the Arab League and other African, Middle Eastern and European states to urgently intervene.
“A threat of potentially existential proportions has emerged that could encroach on the single source of livelihood of over 100 million Egyptians,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told the Security Council last month.
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By Jared Malsin
July 6, 2020 7:52 am ET
Egypt is attempting to raise international pressure on Ethiopia to strike a deal on the use of water from the Nile, which sustains life for tens of millions of people, as Addis Ababa prepares to begin filling a massive hydroelectric dam on a branch of the river this month.
A long-running dispute between the two American allies over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has prompted threats of war and concerns about a future conflict over water resources under pressure because of climate change.
After Ethiopian leaders last month said the country planned to start filling the $4.8 billion dam in July, Egypt appealed to the United Nations Security Council, as well as the Arab League and other African, Middle Eastern and European states to urgently intervene.
“A threat of potentially existential proportions has emerged that could encroach on the single source of livelihood of over 100 million Egyptians,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told the Security Council last month.
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