The Nile has two main sources. The Blue Nile flows from the highlands of Ethiopia;
the White Nile flows from the region of Lake Victoria in Uganda. The two rivers meet
at Khartoum in Sudan. Today, there are serious tensions between the governments
of Egypt and Ethiopia regarding the construction of
a) a shared dam that will provide water for agricultural uses.
ub) an Ethiopian dam to produce hydroelectric power.
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c) a wind power station that will mainly benefit Ethiopia.
d) an Egyptian dam to manage flooding of the Nile.

Respuesta :

Answer The cause of the rift or issue between the government of Egypt and Ethiopia is the construction of:

b) an Ethiopian dam to produce hydroelectric power.

Explanation: This dam is known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), it is dam which is under construction since 2011 in Ethiopia. The dam is been constructed on the river Nile. The disagreement is concerning the blockage or the reduction in the flow of the river Nile towards Egypt which would affect their water intake because Egypt relies on the downstream flow of the river Nile to a basin to provide them a source of fresh water.