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Ethiopia is probably the only nation in Africa that has not been dominated by foreign powers. The reason is the topography. Ethiopia has lots of mountains, lik

Ethiopia is probably the only nation in Africa that has not been dominated by foreign powers. The reason is the topography. Ethiopia has lots of mountains, like Switzerland and it is painful to attack. Any foreign nation helping Ethiopia could mean disaster for Egypt.

slibhb 6y ago
I suppose in war you never know. But the dam is 10 miles from the Sudanese border.
inglor_cz 6y ago
Controlling the entire Ethiopia would be a huge challenge, but the war objective in a fight over the Nile is much more limited in scope.