Egypt ‘will not allow’ any party to control Nile water flows: Egyptian source

Egypt “will not accept or allow” any party to control the flow of Nile water to downstream countries, an Egyptian source said Sunday, responding to recent remarks by Ethiopia’s water and energy minister about building additional dams on the river, Anadolu reports. The unidentified source said in remarks carried by Egypt’s official news agency MENA that statements attributed to Ethiopian Water and Energy Minister Habtamu Itefa about building additional dams on the Nile and controlling water flows to Egypt and Sudan “represented a continuation of Ethiopia’s unilateral approach and a blatant violation of international law.” READ: Nearly 50,000 displaced in Sudan’s Blue Nile state since start of 2026 The remarks reflect “Addis Ababa’s continued delusions that it can impose control over a […]