Ethiopia completes controversial Nile dam, escalating dispute with Egypt

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister said on Thursday the contested Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile is complete, a key step in a dispute with Egypt over water rights. Cairo opposes the project, fearing it will cut its vital Nile water supply, calling it an existential threat. Egypt, reliant on the Nile for agriculture and its 105 million people, has long sought a binding deal on water sharing.