Egyptian-Ethiopian Water Troubles

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/72655/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-summons-Ethiopian-ambassador-over-Blue-Nile-.aspx

This is a follow up to several earlier posts about looming water fights in the Middle East, especially between Egypt and Ethiopia.  Most of the Nile's water flow through Ethiopia, and the old agreements governing its handling were drawn up by the British and favored Egypt and Sudan, both of which at the time were under quasi-British control. During the 19th century Egypt and Ethiopia actually went to war.

The Ethiopians want to revise those old agreements, and are planning to build a huge dam on the upper Nile. The implications for that construction downstream in the Sudan and Egypt are unclear. Once the reservoir is full, the flow should be close to normal, or at least that is the hope. But obviously while the Ethiopians are filling the reservoir, flow down the Nile will decline. Exactly how that will impact Sudan and Egypt is unclear, and the matter of much speculation.

Some sources have been playing up the potential for discord. The Egyptians, until recently, have been playing down such reports. But this story suggests that, in fact, all is not well and that the Ethiopians are not proceeding as promised, at least as the Egyptians understand the situation.