Egypt Takes Dispute Over Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to the United Nations | Streetsofkante

submission statement: Egypt recently wrote to the United Nations concerning the incidents regarding the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. For over a decade now, Egypt and Ethiopia have been at odds with each other on the construction of a hydroelectric dam located about 30 km upstream of Ethiopia’s border with Sudan. Both countries see it as a danger since they rely on Nile freshwater, but Ethiopia sees it as critical to its electricity and growth. For centuries, Egypt has been regarded as the “gift of the Nile,” since the river provides 90% of its nourishment and life.