The Grand Renaissance Dam sits on the Blue Nile and has long been a flashpoint between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan. Ethiopia sees the dam as a source of national pride and development but downstream, Egypt fears that the dam is a threat to its water security. Now Egypt’s Foreign Minister tells the BBC they’re stepping away from negotiations altogether. | BBC News Africa

A team of Italian scientists took the world by storm when they announced the discovery of a colossal underground complex plunging nearly 3,500 feet beneath Egypt's Giza Plateau and linking chambers the size of city blocks. Now the radar engineer who developed the imaging method, has gone public with evidence that he said leaves little room for doubt. In a new interview on Jesse Michels' American Alchemy podcast, Biondi revealed that four independent satellite operators, Umbra, Capella Space, ICE