Will Egypt negotiate or face up to conflict in the current dispute over the use of Nile River water? Recently, the Egyptian Water Minister, Mahmoud Abu-Zeid, described Kenya’s intention to withdraw from the agreement as an ‘act of war’. Boutros-Ghali, the former Secretary General of the UN and an Egyptian by birth, has predicted that the next war in the region will be over water. In the latest edition of the Peace and Conflict Monitor, Ferdinand Katendeko examines the historical context and present day realities with regards to the use of the Nile waters.