Will political tension in Ethiopia benefit Egypt's position on Nile dam dispute?

Egypt is patiently following up on the internal political and military developments in Ethiopia before taking any new position on the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
South Sudan's Vice President James Wani Igga (L), Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi (C) and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir attend a meeting in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on March 23, 2015.
South Sudan's Vice President James Wani Igga (L), Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi (C) and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir attend a meeting in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on March 23, 2015, to sign the agreement of principles on Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance dam project. Egypt agreed to a preliminary deal with Ethiopia on the new project Cairo fears will hamper the flow of the Nile, the river on which it depends. - ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images
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CAIRO — Since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s July 15 remarks in which he told Egyptians not to worry about any threat posed by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), tension and anger at Ethiopia’s unilateral move to fill the GERD without prior agreement with Egypt has subsided in traditional and social media.

Speaking at a conference launching the Haya Karima (Decent Life) project for the development of Egypt’s countryside, Sisi had said, “Everything will be alright. We have good plans, and there is no need to worry. … Egypt has never sought to threaten or meddle in other countries’ affairs.”

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