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By DPA 
15h ago
Washington – US President Donald Trump got into a dispute between three African countries on Friday over a controversial hydroelectric dam project after negotiating a rapprochement between Sudan and Israel.
The hydroelectric dam, which Ethiopia has been building since 2010 on the Blue Nile, has caused animosity with Egypt, which is concerned about controlling the flow of water.
The US president accused Ethiopia of breaking an agreement he had worked to resolve the dispute and said it has since cut millions of dollars in aid to Addis Ababa.
“You cannot blame Egypt for being a bit upset,” Trump said in a call with Sudanese and Israeli leaders celebrating his diplomatic breakthrough.
Then it seemed to suggest that violence might occur.
“It is a very dangerous situation because Egypt is not going to be able to live that way,” the president said. “They’re going to end up blowing up that dam … they’ll blow up that dam.”
Ethiopia wants the dam to expand its energy exports, while Egypt relies almost exclusively on the waters of the Nile for agriculture, industry and domestic use.
Egypt and Sudan are seeking a legally binding agreement that guarantees adequate water flows and a legal mechanism to resolve disputes before the dam starts operating.
However, in August Ethiopia celebrated the first filling of the dam.
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