The Ongoing Conflict Between Egypt and Ethiopia Over the Nile River

An agreement to resolve the dam conflict has long been drafted. Trump could be the ‘closer’ engaging Presidents Abiy and el-Sisi for a deal. Ending the dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over water-sharing rights to the Nile and the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is the greatest deal President Donald Trump almost made. Trump’s attention to this high-stakes dispute could produce results. The core of the dispute is about water and the power politics of the Nile River. Egypt sees the dam as a direct threat to its water supply, while Ethiopia views it as a source of national pride. Egypt and Ethiopia’s dispute is contributing to wider regional instability, impeding efforts to stop violent conflicts in Sudan and Somalia.