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Reaching an impasse: Egypt raises the stakes against Ethiopia over Nile dam dispute



Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has raised speculation about what his country might be up to in its showdown with Ethiopia over its Blue Nile dam, also known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD); the project threatens to deprive Egypt of a sizeable amount of its annual water share from the Nile River, its principal source of fresh water.

The minister said his country reserves "the right to defend itself" against GERD's potential effects.

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He described his country's water security as a "red line", noting that Ethiopia posed an "existential threat" to Egypt by trying to impose a status quo.

Egypt has already set aside diplomacy and begun taking measures to deter Ethiopia from interfering with its water security.

These measures included a raft of common defence and military cooperation deals with Ethiopia's neighbouring countries.

They also included the deployment of Egyptian troops in Somalia, a few kilometres away from the Ethiopian border.

Whether all these measures lay the groundwork for the showdown over the Ethiopian dam to take a violent turn will be seen in the coming period. If it does, it will be one of Africa's earliest water wars.

Fiyarmata,

You had better differentiate your issue with your own creation OLF Abiy Ahmed from Ethiopia's sustainable interest. Your Ascariness is through the roof. Loud noise Egypt has no legal or moral right to stop Ethiopia using her own river. Ethiopia can tap on and tap off Abay river as she wants it. Its rusted weapons collected from the U.S junk yard or garage sell is nothing.

Ethiopia has the full right to own the Red Sea and use Abay river as she wishes.