> There's much at stake for Egypt in any new agreement. The largely desert nation’s population of some 100 million people relies on the Nile for more than 90% o

> There's much at stake for Egypt in any new agreement. The largely desert nation’s population of some 100 million people relies on the Nile for more than 90% of its fresh water. > Ethiopia has banned all flights over the area for security reasons and says that it is fully prepared to defend the dam from any attack. There's a lot happening, mostly behind closed doors, trying to prevent this from escalating into a shooting war. I've been following it for the past few months (thanks Google Translate) and the situation is more opaque than any other active conflict.