Will the Democratic Republic of Congo be Egypt's newest ally in dam disputes? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ayah Aman

Ayah Aman

Feb 26, 2016

An ariel view of the semi-functional Inga dam on the Congo River October 22, 2006. With a flow second only to the Amazon, the mighty Congo river spews forth 1.5 million cubic feet (42.5 million litres) into the Atlantic every second. Experts say it could generate over 40,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity -- more than twice the projected capacity of China 's massive Three Gorges Dam, and a major step to keeping up with fast-growing demand for electricity in Africa and beyond. Picture taken October 22, 2006. — An aerial view shows the semi-functional Inga Dam on the Congo River, Oct. 22, 2006. — REUTERS/Marlene Rabaud

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A man drives a canoe on the Congo River near Makotimpoko, Republic of Congo, on January 25, 2019. - In Makotimpoko, nearly 16,000 people found refuge as they fled the ethnically motivated mass killings across the river in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Between December 16 and 17, 2018, at least 535 people were killed in Yumbi Territory, according to the United Nations Joint Office for Human Rights. (Photo by ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP) (Photo credit should read ALEXIS HUGUET/AFP via Getty Images)

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(FILES) This file photo taken on December 26, 2019 shows a general view of the construction works at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. - The Nile, Egypt's lifeline since Pharaonic days, faces massive strain from pollution, over-use and climate change -- and now the threat of a colossal dam being built far upstream in Ethiopia. When its London-sized reservoir starts to fill this summer, Egypt fears the mega-project will spell an existential threat to its teeming population of

Ethiopia turns to upstream countries amid Nile Dam dispute with Egypt

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In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

A man sits next to an old picture of the Inga hydroelectric dam displayed on the wall of the Societe Nationale d'Electricite (SNEL, National Electricity Company) offices in Lubumbashi on May 27, 2015. AFP PHOTO / FEDERICO SCOPPA (Photo credit should read FEDERICO SCOPPA/AFP via Getty Images)

Egypt looks to Congo for breakthrough on Nile Dam talks

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