Sharing the Nile
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Sharing the Nile

Egypt, Ethiopia and the Geo-Politics of Water

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
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Sharing the Nile

Egypt, Ethiopia and the Geo-Politics of Water

About this book

The Nile, the longest river in the world, is a both a resource for agriculture and industry and a mechanism of power. Drawing on decades of experience in the Horn of Africa, Seifulaziz Milas reveals the political nature of the 'Great River', recounting the history of disputes over its waters. Herodotus wrote that 'Egypt was the gift of the Nile' and the relationship of the Egyptian regimes to the river, from colonial rule under Benjamin Disraeli to present, have been central in shaping the politics of the country and its foreign policy. Examining Egypt's central role in the river's politics, as well as its function for the ten other Nile countries, including Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia, Milas' study takes in quests for dominance, the impact of the Nile Basin Initiative that advocates for shared socio-economic benefits of the river, and the potential for conflict over ownership of the river. In outlining the history of disputes and power struggle, Milas hopes the Nile countries can learn from past mistakes, and suggests a way forward, based on co-operation, peace and development.

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INTRODUCTION 
AND 
OVERVIEW 
13
A 
primary 
need 
of 
regional 
economic 
integration 
is 
the 
intercon-
nection 
of 
existing 
national 
economic 
infrastructures 
that 
currently 
tend 
to 
end 
at 
national 
borders, 
impeding 
intra-regional 
cooperation 
and 
trade. 
To 
provide 
a 
viable 
basis 
for 
industrialization 
and 
creation 
of 
non-farm 
livelihoods, 
a 
key 
need 
is 
for 
energy, 
particularly 
energy 
in 
the 
form 
of 
abundant, 
reliable, 
and 
affordable 
electricity. 
That 
is 
a 
key 
requirement 
for 
the 
transformation 
of 
the 
Ethiopian 
and 
other 
Nile 
basin 
economies. 
In 
the 
context 
of 
the 
Nile 
basin, 
hydropower 
is 
the 
only 
energy 
source 
likely 
to 
fill 
these 
requirements. 
Development 
of 
Ethiopia’s 
hydropower 
potential 
and 
its 
interconnection 
with 
the 
power 
grids 
of 
the 
other 
basin 
states 
could 
provide 
affordable 
power 
across 
the 
region 
and 
serve 
as 
a 
major 
step 
towards 
regional 
economic 
integration. 

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. 1. Introduction and Overview
  5. 2. The Upstream States Reject Egyptian Control of the Nile Waters: The Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA)
  6. 3. Nile Waters, Drought, Poverty and Conflict Risk
  7. 4. Who Needs the Nile Waters: One River, Eleven Countries
  8. 5. Who Owns the Nile Waters: The Legal Context
  9. 6. Egypt and the Nile: Cairo's Quest for Hegemony
  10. 7. The Nile Basin Initiative: Efforts at Cooperation in the Nile Basin
  11. 8. The Imperative of Equitable Allocation of the Nile Waters
  12. 9. Regional Inequity in Water Resource Development and Conflict Risk
  13. 10. Nile Basin Initiative to Cooperative Framework Agreement
  14. 11. After the CFA, What has Changed?
  15. 12. Dimensions of the Threat of Conflict: Egypt's Military Might
  16. 13. Egypt's Nile Waters War: Could it Ever Become Real?
  17. 14. The Way Forward
  18. 15. Conclusions
  19. Notes
  20. Index