Egypt and Ethiopia Are Finally Working on a Water Deal – What that Means for Other Nile River States

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam began generating electricity in 2022. Minasse Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images John Mukum Mbaku, Weber State University Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over Ethiopia’s massive new dam – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – on the Blue Nile, which started filling up in July 2020.