This will further unsettle countries downstream still trying to agree on the operation of the nearly-completed Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.

The days of Egypt having a casting say on what can be done with the Nile are over.

That political reality does not detract from the fact that Egypt relies on the Nile for more than four fifths of its water needs.

The Grand Renaissance Dam is still the hottest bilateral issue Egypt has with Ethiopia.

If another dam is built, as envisaged between Lakes Kyoga and Albert, it will quickly move into that category.

According to the applicant the $1,4 billion project would increase by 40%  Uganda’s hydro-electrical power generation capacity.

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He says negotiations with Ethiopia,  who have built the Grand Renaiassance Dam, have been unfruitful.

There’s no better place to draw attention to a subject than the UN General Assembly with all 193 members in attendance.

The Nile is absolutely vital to Egypt’s exisitence.

Upstream, Ethiopia will start next year generating electricity from a dam that will make it Africa’s biggest power producer.

Egypt wants guarantees about the flow of water and assurance of what will happen in drought years.

President AbdelFattah El Sisi calls on the international community to press Ethiopia to show greater flexibility in this matter

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