U.S. wants to play powerbroker in a Nile River fight — but a bigger threat looms

U.S. wants to play powerbroker in a Nile River fight — but a bigger threat looms: The U.S. may soon take sides in a potential water war over the Nile River. The $4.5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is reaching the mature stage of construction, with Ethiopia announcing its intent to begin storing water that Egypt would prefer to grow its crops with. Should combat en