SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Africa News - Nile dam: Egypt needs water, Ethiopia seeks electricity, Sudan wants both

10/11/19: Africa News - Nile dam: Egypt needs water, Ethiopia seeks electricity, Sudan wants both

 Africa News highlights Sudan’s interests in the dispute surrounding Ethiopia’s proposed construction of the Grand Renaissance power dam on the Blue Nile.

 While the dam would fulfil Ethiopia’s power needs at the expense of Egypt’s “non-negotiable” water needs, Sudan is in a “delicate balance.”

 Also being a downstream Blue Nile country, Sudan shares Egypt’s water supply concerns. However, Sudan also needs the power that the dam would generate, and has voiced support for the project.