Today BBC Africa posted interesting post on America’s meddling effort on Abay Dam. Surprisingly, African people from north to south and from east ot west, flooding the site by showing their strong solidarity and showing their anger toward USA and Egypt.
https://bbc.in/2Vw6I59
The United States says Ethiopia must, in the shortest possible time, sign a deal with Egypt and Sudan about a giant dam it is building on the River Nile.
Steven Mnuchin, the US treasury secretary, said the final testing and filling of the dam should not take place without an agreement.
Ethiopians have reacted angrily on social media, calling on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to resist US pressure.
Earlier this week Ethiopia failed to attend what was meant to be the final signing of an accord. Egypt and Sudan fear the $4bn (£3bn) dam will deprive their populations of water.
The Grand Renaissance Dam is at the heart of Ethiopia's manufacturing and industrial dreams. When completed it is expected to be able to generate a massive 6,000 megawatts of electricity.
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Steve Waiganjo Did they say MUST? Is Ethiopia their colony?
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Kirungi Priscillar We'll do everyone a favor. We'll build a big dam on the source of the Nile in Uganda and cut everyone out. There won't be anything else to fight about.
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Kirimis Lankoga Dibor The word must is a threat words which is not expected from USA. Egypt and Sudan had benefited a lot from Blue Nile water leaving the source of water (Ethiopia) vulnerable.
Time round Ethiopia has right to use the river Blue Nile because it is given by God.
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Cal Vin Egypt has enjoyed River Nile benefits for so long its time for other countries to benefit from this natural resource.
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Dehab Ebrahim We are living in 21st century, Colonialism is over. No one has a right to preach a sovereign country on how to use its resources as far as it doesn't cause significant harm and it respect international law. More than 65% of the population still don't h…See More
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Bible Son After signing then they must all come to Uganda and sign a deal too because the source of the river Nile is in Uganda
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Ayrone Fantay Keep in mind that Egypt is the same country that built the Aswan dam for irrigation and to generate hydroelectricity (they finished filling the dam within 12 years). Why? For greater industrialization and prosperity. Ethiopia is trying to do the same, …See More
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Adugna Oromiya This is not America's dam, it is our dam! There is nothing can stop Ethiopia from building a dam on the Nile.
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Tuut John Nyuon From Gambella, Ethiopia.
Let Peace and Unity be on the Nile Dam's decision table between the Mama, beautiful Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan rather than military tension. We all are African and we must think of our peace Unity and Development.for Africa.
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Kachinga Miyoba Egypt has been utilising the Nile river 65% of the waters with Sudan while they excluded Ethiopia yet Ethiopia contributes most of the waters. Historical rights have been curtailed. Ethiopia can now prosper through hydro power station being constructed
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Felix Karue These imperial powers will show us things. The GERD Dam is in Ethiopia, built by Ethiopia for the ethiopian people on an Ethiopian river. But some guys in an office in Washington want to coerce Ethiopia to sign something that is not in their best interests. #Ethiopians watch out for PM Abiy, if he signs that thing then consider him a traitor.
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Kiiza Nicholas Basha Ethiopia has Water whc is a natural resource, Egypt has oil whc is likewise a natural resource. Let them make a deal of exchange at an acceptable value
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Benji Ng'andwe I blame the people that where making these boundaries.....how I wish some lakes and rivers were not on the borders......for example here in Zambia we dnt know who rightly owns the mighty Victoria falls between Zimbabwe and Zambia....
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Ida Faith May God grant mama Africa's daughters wisdom on how to work with the natural resources we have to impact on others.
But working with threats doesn't help. Most of us are sovereign it will only be fair if they made a polite request instead.
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Musa Sbewu The US' should respect Ethiopia as it does Egypt & Sudan in these negotiations, they cannot say they 'MUST' sign the deal - what kind of mediator makes orders?
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Jonah Ddungu Uganda is building a dam and they will have less water. So the deal is useless without Uganda. The Nile originates from Uganda.
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Fevy Teshe What the hell is being said? Are we going to build a dam on Mississippi River?
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Tebibu Solomon America and Egypt may think we are devided now because of some internal issues but they would not dare try to cheat us on our God given resources like the River (Abay) Nile. They must learn from Our history that we are an unshakable people in spite of …See More
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Tonny Okello Must? I thought Ethiopia was a sovereign country! Un colonized moreover!
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Amare Abera No one can stop us from building our great GERD blue Nile belongs to Ethiopia and we have right to use our natural resources. No one can tell us what to do back off America
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Fitretu Getachew It is non of US business! We have the right to decide in Our natural resources! We never want any imperialist to push Africa or Ethiopia
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Shidaha Fuller Why if I may ask? Is the US the advocate for Egypt and Sudan?
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Sipho Chipeta There has never been a time wen Ethiopia has given an ultimatum to the US government. These westerners still think they own us.the Nile project is for Ethiopia and other countries that benefit from the Nile to negotiate. Ethiopia didnt give an ultimatum to trump to allow john bolton to testify during the impeachment process did they.?
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Dan Zubair Is Ethiopia an extension of US, why must. Egypt should should stop asking US to force Ethiopia, if it was Ethiopia aaking Egypt not to construct, Egypt will do it to leave them die
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Alharith Yousif Egypt has to keep silent. There are more dams needs to be done in Sudan and other Nile basin countries.
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Efrem Tafesse The Nile dam is build by Ethiopian blood. On the dam all Ethiopians struggle until they sacrifice the blood. The US is not allowed to intervene in the Nile Dam case. The dam covers Ethiopia ,sudan and Egypt. We ask the whole world to warn the United States of America!
እኛ ማለት የአድዋ ጀግና አባቶቻችን ልጆች ነን። በኢትዮጵያችን የመጣን ጠላት ፈጣሪን ከፊት አሰልፈን በጎራዴ የምንዋጋ ጀግኖች ነን።
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Muchoki Njuguna Omit the word MUST...Ethiopia is an independent state with it's own plans ..the AU is able to address the issues that concerns it's members
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Atuheire Laban Uganda should also plan how to divert the direction of river Nile and we see whether that agreement is going to be beneficial to them
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Daniel Alunyu Jr. I think Museveni must too divert the flow of the nile to either DRC Or Kenya, Egypt want to bully other countries who shares the nile, the nile aggreement signed during colonial times is outdated which gives egypt bigger shares, it must be scrap
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Amadou Bah Why Must? where is negotiation? The source of the Nile is far away from Egypt, and they have been benefitting from the miles for decades while no one complains. Now Ethiopia which is very close to the source also wants to benefit from the Nile and it's a problem. This is very hypocritical from the US to say the least. Ethiopia do the right thing for your country.
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Fabian Akaeze " the US says Ethiopia must..." What I don't understand is why African leaders put up with this nonsense
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Beshir Liben Ethiopia will sign, if and only if, Ethiopia WANTS to sign!! USA cannot force a sovereign country to sign a deal which can be against its own interest. We Ethiopians are proud of ourselves, even in poverty. To hell with the donation of USA!!
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Morgan Morgama It's a night mare of the Trump and the Pharaohs.
We Ethiopians will fight for our dam until a single guy left on earth.
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አቤል ሽመልስ አቤላ No one can stop us from bulding the dam.Nile is not only a water it is our life & future!!!
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Hailu Deneke Mergia Tell USA the whole Africa is behind Ethiopia. No need of foreign permission to use your resources.
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Abraham Mihret It is our resource so no one stop our dame!! AMERICA is the enemy of Africa specialy for Black African
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Shadrack Kituku Egypt has Aswan high dam on the same Nile, I think Egypt is bulldozing the other partners of the nile basin..
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Ras Alula Aba Nega This is the time that Africa needs to stand with Ethiopia when the President Trump wanna play the colonial in Ethiopia we know how President Trump disrespect Africa now he’s trying to tell us what to do in our own resource .
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Endex Index " US says Ethiopian must..." Hahaha it is very funny. Nile is not only a river it is our blood!
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Martin Ave Maria Diang Rubbish Americans. Ethiopia has a plan for Ethiopians. Ethiopia is not Liberia that America has drained to last raw material
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Jacob Zingaliwa Chingunjengunje Simkonda Away with your imperialism mindset. Ethiopia is sovereignty state, no need to control it
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Kalisto Okun Did Egypt sign with any country when built two dams in river Nile
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Rodgers George I thought Ethiopia is building the dam in their own territory so wts the problem???
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Onyando Otieno Ethiopia is one of the greatest African nation and it should never allow itself to be bent like raw reed. No bullying of Ethiopia
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Onyeka Nnebedum Let's exploit this fight between China and USA to have Africa and control some of its policies to our own gain but this is if our leaders have sense
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Tesfaye Deme Ethiopia will not be intimidated by US's aggressive move in the matter it has no contribution at all. We Ethiopians will not allow US to sacrifice our national interest and sovereignty for the mere benefit of Egypt!
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Chukwudi Ashiegbu Cant the US just mind their own space and let the rest of the world breath freely.
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Kasozi Isaac Ethiopia is a hardboiled country. It doesnt just take orders like that
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El Mágico B Eriq Hahahahhaha! “The US says Ethiopia must...” so hilarious!
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