What if Egypt, Ethiopia go to war?

A general view of the site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia, on February 19, 2022. PHOTO | COURTESY

Ethiopia and Egypt have renewed and sharpened their war of words. In a letter to the United Nations Security Council, Ethiopia has said  Egypt “must abandon its aggressive approach” towards its mega hydroelectric dam on the River Nile.

Ethiopia was replying to Egypt’s letter to the Security Council last week accusing Ethiopia of breaking international law by continuing to fill the dam without agreement from downstream countries – Sudan and Egypt.