there were quite a few interesting facts that will certainly effect Egypt,
"Facts" was one aspect that I thought the programme was rather short of.
Unless you believe the Egyptian minister who calculated that a 2% drop in Nile flow would cost a million Egyptian jobs. Or that the dam in "nearly complete". About 60% is nearer the mark.
The press and social media have been arguing the toss for several years now . It was interesting that the Ethiopian guy dismissed the possibility of Egypt taking military action. I agree it would be dreadful....but I wouldn't put it past them. Sisi tried to play down the possibility of conflict in his recent meeting with the Ethiopian prime minister but he needs to continue his stance as Egypts's "strong man".
The mood on the Egyptian street is ugly. Al Ahram typified the general feeling of suspicion as to Ethiopia's motives in a 2016 article, claiming it was all about regional influence, not development needs, and how they had subverted Egypt's relationship with Sudan.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/15320.aspx
In rejecting international arbitration, Ethiopia is signalling that it believes it hold all the cards and whilst it continues to hold discussions on key aspects such as the rate at which the dam reservoir is filled, it won't be deterred from completing and inaugurating the GERD.