Africa: Water Wars – Has GERD Reset Africa’s Hydropolitics?

Water scarcity in Africa is a crisis, and the GERD conflict shows why mutually beneficial cooperation agreements are vital.

Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile river in the week of September when the country hosted the second African Climate Summit. The occasion was one of great celebration, national pride and international recognition, with Kenya’s President William Ruto signing a deal to buy electricity generated by the dam.

Ethiopia seems…