The Nile River - source of life for Egypt and Sudan. But upstream, Ethiopia is rewriting history. Since 2011, they've been constructing Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam.

Egypt’s historical rights to the Nile River make this unresolved diplomatic standoff over water rights a critical obstacle. Ethiopia’s dam construction challenged Egeypt’s dominance by ...

A view of the Blue Nile River canyon, the natural boundary between Ethiopia's Oromia and Amhara regions. (Yonas Tadesse for The Washington Post) Max Bearak is The Washington Post's Nairobi bureau ...

Egypt, which has claimed exclusive right to control the river’s waters for ... a poster maps Ethiopia’s energy goals. From a dot on the Nile, lines run north through Sudan and across ...

Discover which river is famously known as the longest in the world and why. Explore the Nile River’s incredible path, its ...

Sudan and Egypt have hit out at Ethiopia, which has started filling ... has reported reduced water flow in its section of the Nile River. Both Sudan and Egypt are downstream and are worried ...

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Local and regional uncertainties prevail about the next steps that Egypt will take if negotiations fail with Ethiopia over the ... bearing the name of “Nile Eagles 2”. US Secretary of State ...

"Now that all riparian countries are sovereign, it is essential to find new, equitable solutions for managing and sharing the Nile's resources, which is exactly what the CFA proposes." Ethiopia's ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...