Egypt is worried that Sudan’s agricultural expansion will threaten its Nile water supply

Sudan’s planned agricultural expansion has been a cause for concern in Egypt, as Cairo is worried Khartoum will increase its use of Nile River water, thereby reducing Egypt’s water supply, Al Monitor's Ayah Ayman says. “Sudan now has a hostile position toward Egypt when it comes to water. There are talks within Sudanese political circles and among the public that Egypt ‘owes’ Sudan water,” according to Sudanese affairs expert Hani Raslan. Under a 1959 agreement, Egypt’s allotment of Nile water is threefold that of Sudan, but the latter had not been consuming its entire share prior to its agricultural expansion.