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Ethiopia asks Egypt to swap Nile water for a sea port.. initiative or manoeuvre?

Egypt ·

The proposal would have Egypt finance new Ethiopian dams in return for Ethiopia gaining access to the sea, a move that has raised questions about its aim.

Ethiopia has been landlocked since Eritrea's independence in 1993 and has long sought sea access. Egypt depends on the Nile for most of its fresh water, and the dispute centres on Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile.

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