eli5 What is the GERD dispute and why is it happening?
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There’s this river called the Nile. it runs through countries like Egypt and Ethiopia (and others). Ethiopia built a dam in it’s own country to generate hydro power from the Nile.
It’s not specifically about what Ethiopia *Will do* with the dam (generate power), but what Ethiopia *Can do* with the dam, which is cut off water resources to countries down stream, which rely on the Nile for it’s resource. These countries are understandably edgy about being blackmailed in the future.
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