Egypt Renews ‘Water Security’ Fears in Uganda As Ethiopia Readies to Inaugurate Renaissance Dam

Addis Abeba — Egypt steps up its lobbying efforts over the Nile River by dispatching top officials to Uganda, as Ethiopia maintained its longstanding position that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) serves regional development and poses no harm to downstream countries and is readying to inaugurate the dam come September.

The renewed Egyptian diplomatic push comes despite Ethiopia’s repeated assurances and the formal entry into force of the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), a…