Egypt Must Relinquish Exclusive Claims as Ethiopia Asserts Its Rights as the Nile’s Primary Source, Expert Says

Addis Ababa, August 19, 2026 (FMC) — Egypt must relinquish its long-standing exclusive claims over the Abay (Blue Nile) as Ethiopia asserts its rights to harness the waters of the river it primarily supplies for national development, geopolitics expert and writer Elias Abiy said. Elias said Ethiopia contributes 86 percent of the Nile’s total volume […]