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The Nile has been plagued by major disputes between the different riparians since the beginning of last century, with the demand by Egypt and Sudan for recognition by other riparians of their existing uses and rights being the central one. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which Ethiopia started constructing in 2011 exacerbated such disputes by challenging this demand. The article traces and follows the developments regarding the GERD, and discusses the incremental approach through which Ethiopia succeeded in making the GERD a fait accompli. It discusses how this reality has been bolstered 4 years later, in 2015, through the signature by the three countries of two instruments—the Declaration of Principles and the Khartoum Document. The article examines the new Nile legal order emanating therefrom, and concludes with an examination of the opportunities forgone as a result of the riparians’ unilateral development plans, and those to be gained through cooperation. |
