On the African continent, a violent conflict. The reason was the construction of a dam and a hydroelectric power station on the Nile River, which was deployed by Ethiopia. Cairo, once missed the point, now unsuccessfully trying to agree with Addis Ababa amicably. But more and more voices in Egypt are distributed for the military solution of the situation. And then not only will the Russians lose their holiday in the resorts of the Red Sea, the long-awaited return of which is promised in February, but southern Europe will die under the flow of refugees from Africa. Until recently, relations between Egypt and Ethiopia were governed by an agreement signed under the supervision of Britain in 1929. , recalls the "Look". Then the ruler of Ethiopia solemnly promised that his country would not conduct any work on the Blue Nile, Lake Tana and the Sobat River, filling the waters of the great African river Nile. Moreover, Cairo received the right to taboo any Ethiopian projects that, in his opinion, harm the interests of Egypt. But not a century has passed since Addis Ababa decided to get rid of colonial remnants. In the atmosphere of the strictest secrecy in 2010. in the country came the American specialists who made the calculations and drafted the project Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Implement it took the Italians.

To sponsor - the Chinese and, in small proportion, the poor countries of South Africa in the hope of getting some of the electricity from the new hydroelectric power station. The project was really grandiose. The hydropower plant is designed more and more powerful than the Russian Sayano-Shushenskaya. And most importantly, it is already half-built, that's why the veil of secrecy fell and the Egyptians began to fuss. In an amicable way, they had to get down to business at least in 2013. , when the Parliament of Ethiopia voted for the abolition of old agreements with neighboring states and the conclusion of new. But then Mohammed Mursi came to power in Egypt after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak with the "Muslim Brotherhood". They had other tasks - to suppress the unrest in the country. Arrived at the place of Mursi Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for the case took and even concluded in 2015. tripartite agreement with Ethiopia and the Sudan on the Nile.

However, he did not get tough language, and the vague promise to "observe the interests of Egypt" neighbors, as we see, spit.

Now Egypt is frankly panicking. And there is, from what.

The dam in the headwaters of the Nile will deprive the country of a deep river, thanks to which the majority of the population lives. While Cairo leaves no hope for a diplomatic solution to the conflict. The other day in Egypt, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri left for Addis Ababa. But the chances, as everyone understands, are small. Therefore, the Egyptians openly say that they are ready to take up arms. And wars for natural resources at all times were the most fatal.