Egypt/Sudan: Satellite Images of Dam Raise Tensions in Egypt and Sudan

Jul 16, 2020 | Jonathan Tirone and Samuel Gebre, Bloomberg
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Satellite images of Africa’s biggest hydropower project show a reservoir flooding with water from heavy rainfall in recent weeks, adding to tensions that risk spilling into open conflict.  The photos from Planet Labs Inc. show runoff from rains collected in front of  the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam after negotiations over water management broke down with Egypt and Sudan, two downstream countries that rely on Nile River irrigation. The government in Addis Ababa said the images don’t indicate any formal decision to begin filling the reservoir, an effort that will take more than a decade to complete.