Egyptian potter Hosni Hussien, whose sons are also potters, heats the mud oven at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

An Egyptian potter works with mud to make traditional shapes of pottery at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Alaa Ahmed, a 31-year-old Egyptian potter, shapes river-clay for pottery at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Gaber Ahmed, an Egyptian potter, carries river-clay with traditional shapes of pottery at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Alaa Ahmed, a 31-year-old Egyptian potter, carries river-clay with traditional shapes of pottery near the mud oven at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Alaa Ahmed, a 31-year-old Egyptian potter, shows river-clay with traditional shapes of pottery at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Hosni Ahmed, a 38-year-old Egyptian potter, holds wet river-clay in his hands at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Egyptian potter Hosni Hussien, whose sons are also potters, carries river-clay with traditional shapes of pottery as he walks past a mud oven at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Gaber Ahmed, an Egyptian potter, works with mud to make traditional shapes of pottery at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

A general view of pottery workshops after sunset at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

A potter looks on as he hammers wet river-clay into traditional shapes at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

A potter holds wet river-clay shaped as a drinker for pigeons at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Alaa Ahmed, a 31-year-old Egyptian potter, shows his hand with river-clay after making traditional shapes of pottery at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

An Egyptian potter carries buckets with river-clay from a canal by River Nile at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

A potter holds wet river-clay at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Hosni Ahmed, a 38-year-old Egyptian potter, hammers wet river-clay in traditional shapes of pottery at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Egyptian potter Hosni Hussien, whose sons are also potters, takes a rest after making traditional shapes of pottery at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt December 13, 2020. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

People take part in a pottery class run by Jing Xeu inside Token Studio, the business she owns, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, November 3, 2020. Picture taken November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Jing Xeu teaches a pottery class inside Token Studio, the business she owns, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, November 3, 2020. Picture taken November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Jing Xeu teaches a pottery class inside Token Studio, the business she owns, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, November 3, 2020. Picture taken November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Jing Xeu teaches a pottery class inside Token Studio, the business she owns, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, November 3, 2020. Picture taken November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Jing Xeu teaches a pottery class inside Token Studio, the business she owns, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, November 3, 2020. Picture taken November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

People take part in a pottery class run by Jing Xeu inside Token Studio, the business she owns, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, November 3, 2020. Picture taken November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Clay "caganers" representing Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson are pictured in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. Picture taken October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Clay "caganers" representing Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson are pictured in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. Picture taken October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A worker paints a U.S. President Donald Trump "caganer", in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A combo picture shows a clay "caganer" representing U.S. President Donald Trump and a clay ''caganer'' representing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Clay "caganers" representing U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are pictured in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Clay "caganers" representing U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are pictured in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A clay "caganer" representing U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A worker paints a U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden "caganer", in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A worker paints a U.S. President Donald Trump "caganer", in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A clay "caganer" representing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pictured in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A combo picture shows a clay "caganer" representing U.S. President Donald Trump and a clay ''caganer'' representing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A worker paints a U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden "caganer", in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A worker paints a U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden "caganer", in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A worker paints a U.S. President Donald Trump "caganer", in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A clay "caganer" representing U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A worker paints a U.S. President Donald Trump "caganer", in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A clay "caganer" representing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pictured in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Clay "caganers" representing U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are pictured in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Clay "caganers" representing U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are pictured in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Clay "caganers" representing U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are pictured in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Clay "caganers" representing U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are pictured in a pottery in Torroella de Montgri, near Girona, Spain, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak chats to Michelle Oakes during a visit to the Emma Bridgewater pottery, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, September 14, 2020. Andrew Fox/Pool via REUTERS

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak smiles during a visit to the Emma Bridgewater pottery, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, September 14, 2020. Andrew Fox/Pool via REUTERS

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak chats to Michelle Oakes during a visit to the Emma Bridgewater pottery, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, September 14, 2020. Andrew Fox/Pool via REUTERS

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak chats to operations director Graham Bolton during a visit to the Emma Bridgewater pottery, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, September 14, 2020. Andrew Fox/Pool via REUTERS

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak chats to Colin Colcloughl during a visit to the Emma Bridgewater pottery, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, September 14, 2020. Andrew Fox/Pool via REUTERS

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak learns clay-handling to make plates with Wayne Swindaill during a visit to the Emma Bridgewater pottery, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, September 14, 2020. Andrew Fox/Pool via REUTERS

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak learns clay-handling to make plates with Wayne Swindaill during a visit to the Emma Bridgewater pottery, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, September 14, 2020. Andrew Fox/Pool via REUTERS

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak learns clay-handling to make plates with Wayne Swindaill during a visit to the Emma Bridgewater pottery, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, September 14, 2020. Andrew Fox/Pool via REUTERS

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak decorates a plate during a visit to the Emma Bridgewater pottery, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, September 14, 2020. Andrew Fox/Pool via REUTERS

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak decorates a plate during a visit to the Emma Bridgewater pottery, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, September 14, 2020. Andrew Fox/Pool via REUTERS

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak decorates a plate during a visit to the Emma Bridgewater pottery, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, September 14, 2020. Andrew Fox/Pool via REUTERS

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak learns clay-handling to make plates with Wayne Swindaill during a visit to the Emma Bridgewater pottery, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, September 14, 2020. Andrew Fox/Pool via REUTERS

Lee Hak-rae, the last surviving Korean war criminal during World War II, is reflected on a case displaying a figure of Japanese warrior Samurai while pottery from South Korea and his parents' photos are displayed at his room in Tokyo, Japan, June 25, 2020. Picture taken June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

At an open-air, riverbank factory where the Blue Nile and White Nile meet in Sudan, Mohamed Ahmed al Ameen and his colleagues mould thousands of bricks every day from mud deposited by summer floods. "I consider the Nile something I have not parted with since I was born," Ameen said, as workers around him shaped bricks with blistered hands and laid them out to dry in the sun. "I eat from it, I farm with it. And I extract these bricks from it." But the labourers on Tuti Island in Sudan's capital Khartoum fear a giant dam Ethiopia is building close to the border between the two countries could endanger their livelihood. They worry the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam upstream could weaken the Blue Nile's force, putting at risk an industry that locals say provided bricks for some of Khartoum's first modern public buildings around a century ago. Pottery makers, farmers and fishermen around the Nile's convergence share similar concerns, though other residents displaced by flooding last summer see benefit in a dam that will regulate the powerful river's waters. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra. SEARCH "BENSEMRA NILE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: NILE-CONVERGENCE/ TEMPLATE OUT

David Plantino, 35, a pottery maker from South Sudan, puts on shoes at his shelter where he sleeps during the week, as he gets ready to go to work in Omdurman, Sudan, February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra SEARCH "BENSEMRA NILE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.