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A dam on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia is tensions in the region. African Union-led talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam down on Monday. There are fears that the filling of the dam could to armed conflict. Ethiopia is the dam to supply electricity to its rural areas. It is the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa and is two-thirds . Ethiopia has filling the dam, which has alarm in Cairo. Egypt the dam as an "existential threat" and is concerned the dam will its water supplies. Most of Egypt's water entirely from the Nile, particularly during times of drought.

The Blue Nile in natural springs above Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It the majority of the water for the Nile River. The Blue Nile with the White Nile near Khartoum in Sudan. The waterway the River Nile from the point of confluence of the two rivers. Ethiopia the dam an "existential necessity". Taxes from Ethiopian citizens have largely for the dam. Ethiopia's government the dam is essential as nearly half the country's population access to electricity. Egypt has said it could share electricity with Ethiopia instead of the dam used. An Egyptian politician said: "One nation's need for electricity is to another nation's need for water."