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What does Egypt have to gain from building a dam in Tanzania?

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for completing the construction of the Julius Nyerere dam in Tanzania, while the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations faltered.

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Still image of the Julius Nyerere hydropower station, from a video uploaded on Jan. 20, 2020. — YouTube/Elsewedy Electric

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