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The Grand Renaissance Dam sits on the Blue Nile and has long been a flashpoint between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan.
Now Egypt’s Foreign Minister tells the BBC they’re stepping away from negotiations altogether.
🎤 Reporter Waihiga Mwaura
🎞️ Edited by Chiamaka Dike
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For many decades, relations between Ethiopia and Egypt have been strained, largely due to differing perspectives on regional security and the use of shared water resources. Historically, Egypt has opposed Ethiopia’s access to and development of ports along Red Sea coastal states, and it has supported various Ethiopian armed groups since the mid-20th century—actions that have deepened mistrust.
Ethiopia, for its part, has never restricted the flow of the Nile and has consistently used its own resources without demanding approval from any external party. Yet Egypt has continued to rely on colonial-era treaties drafted by Britain, expecting Ethiopia to adhere to agreements it never participated in—up until as recently as 2010.
It is important to acknowledge that the world has changed. Constructive dialogue requires respect for sovereignty, an end to the support of factions that destabilize Ethiopia, and a willingness to engage on equal terms. Only then can both nations speak about their interests in a meaningful and productive way. While Egypt raises concerns about recent developments, Ethiopia has endured external pressure and interference for generations.
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Don't thai to me
To be clear, Ethiopia has as much right to the Nile as Egypt.
It’s bout the GOLD that comes with the water
As we have seen from ongoing conflicts around the world, the sabre-rattling leaders never go to the war front themselves and neither will their children!
They will forcibly conscript other people's children to go sacrifice their lives!
This liar says "Egypt is the only country that relies on the Nile, with 98% of its fresh water coming from the Nile" This is a selective mentioning of numbers.
Here is a factual and relevant number. Ethiopians on average consume between 15 and 20L water per day, as opposed to Egyptians 224-274L. Do you see what each side is worried about? We're about getting our people access to freshwater, they're about maintaining luxury and waste.
Another fact: Ethiopian Electricity generation was only about 7000MW,only 14% of its Hydroelectric generation potential. However, although 100% of Egyptians have access to electricity, Ethiopians only had 54% before the dam.
Egyptians think it's cheaper to destabilize Ethiopia and lobby donors and lenders to keep Ethiopians in darkness instead of investing in conservation and desalination projects. That's why poor but determined citizens bought bonds to build the $5 billion dam.
Ethiopia is between a rock and a hard place. Sometimes you just gotta say, whatever happens happens. They've been cut of from the sea, and now being dictated by Egypt on what to do with their own resources. If you object, partner with them and offer better alternative power solutions that would take as much time to build or less, otherwise, buzzoff. Love Egypt though.
كثيراً ما تلجأ مصر إلى الشائعات لتضليل العالم، ولكن ماذا سيقول الجيل الجديد في إثيوبيا لو سمع أن سد النهضة الإثيوبي الكبير سيُبنى بتغيير منسوب المياه وصبّه في صحراء عفار، ليُنشئ نهراً يصب في البحر الأحمر؟ يعتقد الجيل الشاب أن مصر عدو تاريخي لإثيوبيا، لذا قرروا تدميرها ونهضوا معاً.
Egypt like to cry crocodile tears, the fact on the ground is The Blue Nile belong to Ethiopia and as such Ethiopia has the right to use its river, according to international law, no colonial agreement that favors Egypt while Ethiopia is left out of this colonial agreement! Go cry to your colonial master!
Fm this is our on water don't try to open war with Ethiopia we will fight you with everything we got😂😂😂
But Egypt is in the Middle East, though.
What if Uganda 🇺🇬 and other countries with the source of the Nile cut Egypt off?? It’s a natural resource owned and created by God to better humans 😢why is Egypt making it its own property only?
What about the supply of fish in the river?
STOP DESTABILIZING THE HORN AFRICA INCLUDING SUDAN AND SOMALIA AND STOP SUPPORT OF ERITREAN REGIME THAT BECOME HELL FOR HES OWN PEOPLE IM SPEAKING AS ERITREAN WE LOST SO MUCH BECAUSE EGYPT WANT TO KEEP ETHIOPIA IN CHOCK ALL THE TIME
The fact on the ground is that only Nile River water contributing countries have VETO, not Egypt whatsoever! Go and ask ur colonial masters for approval.
Unfortunately, Egypt is run by geopolitically mosy incompetent politician since the 18th century and remain losers always. Very Sad!
I don't understand how desert dwellers are complaining about water
Don’t worry about any of it. We Ethiopians won’t let you run out of water regardless of what you may think. We only want to use it for electricity and keeping the water only defeats the whole purpose. Just respect Ethiopia’s sovereignty and all will be fine. We can all live as brothers and sisters. It’s all politics. Ethiopia doesn’t want downstream or anyone across continents to run out of basic necessities. It’s just common sense.
🇪🇬☕⚖️ Badr Abdelatty, Foreign Affairs Minister | Food security and Nutrition livelihood : Dam 98% technology capability be reviewed for continuous upgrade assist economic growth in the region accordance to the international law of development
Liar
I guess that's a "threat" 😂 brah remember when you guys tried to invade Ethiopia and no one survived to go back and tell history?
You can collect all donated weapons from the us and threaten day and night but it takes real warriors, which you're not, to defeat Ethiopia.
Kenya 🇰🇪 stands with Ethiopia on GERD.
Ethiopia is nile,nile is Ethiopia,Egypt is not your business your nothing
When the poor and needy seek water and there's non,and their tonque failed for thirst, I the LORD will hear them. Isaiah 41 : 17 ❤❤❤ 🇰🇪
Ethiopia should prioritize its national interests. As long as the dam delivers electricity to its people and supports economic growth, it deserves full backing. We wish Ethiopia success.
Sudan, in due course, will also develop major projects of its own. All nations are equal, and no country should be allowed to undermine another’s progress
The Egyptian side , what you receive if it’s not enough, get the rest from the Red Sea or Mediterranean Sea.
Stop dictating us in our own territories.
Build dams and leave ethopia alone. Egypt is jelous of Ethopia
Good job, Ethiopia !! Ghana is with you. If Egypt don't like it, they can pack and leave our African land. They haven't seen anything yet.
What do you have to offer for negotiation? You have national interest? So does Ethiopia 🇪🇹 .
The reporter is not pushing back or asking tough questions. Sad.
I don’t want to talk about any conspiracy theories, and I’ll take the perspective that Ethiopia wants to develop.
The dam has been built for five years to generate electricity, but if you look at a nighttime map of Ethiopia, you’ll see it’s almost like a black hole with barely any lights. In addition, about 75% of the population lives in poverty. Will the dam really make them rich? Ethiopia has vast agricultural lands, yet it still imports agricultural products. Instead of focusing on real development, it is seeking recognition of Somaliland in order to build a military base on the sea.
Instead of focusing on true development, is there any country that relies on a dam alone for development? Ethiopia built the dam in an earthquake-prone المنطقة near the Sudanese border—why? Because if the dam were to collapse, it would not affect Ethiopia as much.
Abiy Ahmed, instead of focusing on the civil war in the Tigray region, is focused on gaining access to the sea. If this were normal, and every country could build dams to block others, then Germany could build a dam on the Danube and prevent others from accessing it. Turkey could block Iraq by building dams on the Tigris and Euphrates. Peru could stop Brazil from the Amazon. It doesn’t work like that—water is not owned by one country; these are international rivers.
If we look at building the dam and recognizing Somaliland from a conspiracy perspective, everything would seem clear: first, Israel funded the dam because Egypt refused to extend the river to them, so they threaten Egypt. And why did Ethiopia recognize Somaliland? To build a military base to threaten Egypt via the Suez Canal.
Things seem very clear—no country recognized Somaliland except Israel and Ethiopia. Is that a coincidence? Certainly not.