Egypt’s government just expressed three concerns in relation to the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD). Indeed, Egypt’s minister for irrigation Hossam El-Moghazy said “Egypt had nothing against the development of any country, but the fact remains that they have important concerns about the project”. These include keeping its shares in Nile’s waters, insuring that the dam will not serve any political purpose and only serve to generate power, and finally that the various stages for the construction will respect all previous agreements.

This comes a few days before the meeting between various parties involved in the project and where will be discussed the challenges to the rapid installation of the infrastructure.

Egypt as a matter of fact, fears that this dam will cause droughts. Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia who share the banks previously agreed to establish a 12-experts committee which would focus on figuring out ways to help each of them protect their interests.

This $4.2 billion project led by Ethiopia should lead to the construction of the biggest hydroelectric dam in Africa by 2017.