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