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The contentious disagreements between countries over the Nile waters

With Ethiopia signaling it may start filling its towering $4 billion Grand Renaissance Dam this year, safeguarding scarce Nile water resources has surged to the top of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s policy agenda as he begins a second term.

The two countries have been locked in contentious negotiations for years and have yet to come to a comprehensive water-sharing agreement.

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