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Egypt Sees Completion of Ethiopian Dam Project as ‘Unlawful’

Post by Zmeselo » 07 Jul 2025, 21:15



News
Egypt Sees Completion of Ethiopian Dam Project as ‘Unlawful’

July 6, 2025

Ethiopia reiterates GERD will not harm Egypt and Sudan


Ethiopian Dam Project (file/Wikipedia)

Borkena

https://borkena.com/2025/07/06/egypt-se ... -unlawful/

Toronto – Despite decade long diplomatic battle and hostilities, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is now complete. Yet, the dispute does not seem to be ending.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced in his latest parliamentary appearance that the project will be inaugurated https://borkena.com/2025/07/03/gerd-eth ... next-year/ in the Ethiopian New Year which is in September.
We extend an open invitation to the governments and peoples of Egypt, Sudan, and all Nile Basin nations to join us in celebrating this historic milestone—Ethiopia’s Renaissance—in September,


the Ethiopian PM announced.

Egypt sees the completion of the project as “unlawful”, according to The Associated Press Report published on July 4. The project is one that “violates international law” and is ideologically motivated with the aim to impose “water hegemony.” It does not represent equal partnership.

The source quoted Egypt’s Minister for Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry as saying,
Egypt firmly rejects Ethiopia’s continued policy of imposing a fait accompli through unilateral actions concerning the Nile River, which is an international shared watercourse.
On the other hand Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed conveyed a message during his appearance at the parliament last Thursday.
To our neighbours downstream—Egypt and Sudan—our message is clear: the Renaissance Dam is not a threat, but a shared opportunity. It is a symbol of regional cooperation and mutual benefit,
the Office of the Prime Minister wrote, quoting Abiy Ahmed’s speech.

The statement from the Office of the Prime Minister also expressed
to ensure that our growth does not come at the expense of our Egyptian and Sudanese brothers and sisters.


During the course of the GERD construction, Egypt and Sudan, after the fall of Omar Hassan Al Bahsir, coordinated campaigns against Ethiopia. Several rounds of talks between the three countries did not bear result as Egypt sought what appeared to be control of Ethiopia.

Egypt has been stubbornly claiming a “historical right over the Nile” making a reference to the 1859 colonial era agreement to which Ethiopia was not a part. The latter, on the other hand, advanced an equitable distribution of the water among riparian countries – including the upper riparian.

Yet, it also stands on the ground that the Dam will not decrease the volume of water flowing to the lower riparian countries The statement from the Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia this week indicated intent to constructively engage with lower riparian countries.

GERD Project was launched in 2011. The Ethiopian government has been saying that it was entirely financed from local sources. Yet, last month Donald Trump https://borkena.com/2025/06/21/ethiopia ... sance-dam/ made a new claim saying the U.S. financed the project. However, the GERD public coordination head dismissed Trump’s claim https://borkena.com/2025/06/23/ethiopia ... awi-berhe/ as “wrong.” The Dam is 145 meters high , has 13 turbines and is expected to generate over 5000 MW of Hydro electric power.

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Re: Egypt Sees Completion of Ethiopian Dam Project as ‘Unlawful’

Post by tarik » 07 Jul 2025, 21:36

Zmeselo wrote:
07 Jul 2025, 21:15


News
Egypt Sees Completion of Ethiopian Dam Project as ‘Unlawful’

July 6, 2025

Ethiopia reiterates GERD will not harm Egypt and Sudan


Ethiopian Dam Project (file/Wikipedia)

Borkena

https://borkena.com/2025/07/06/egypt-se ... -unlawful/

Toronto – Despite decade long diplomatic battle and hostilities, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is now complete. Yet, the dispute does not seem to be ending.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced in his latest parliamentary appearance that the project will be inaugurated https://borkena.com/2025/07/03/gerd-eth ... next-year/ in the Ethiopian New Year which is in September.
We extend an open invitation to the governments and peoples of Egypt, Sudan, and all Nile Basin nations to join us in celebrating this historic milestone—Ethiopia’s Renaissance—in September,


the Ethiopian PM announced.

Egypt sees the completion of the project as “unlawful”, according to The Associated Press Report published on July 4. The project is one that “violates international law” and is ideologically motivated with the aim to impose “water hegemony.” It does not represent equal partnership.

The source quoted Egypt’s Minister for Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry as saying,
Egypt firmly rejects Ethiopia’s continued policy of imposing a fait accompli through unilateral actions concerning the Nile River, which is an international shared watercourse.
On the other hand Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed conveyed a message during his appearance at the parliament last Thursday.
To our neighbours downstream—Egypt and Sudan—our message is clear: the Renaissance Dam is not a threat, but a shared opportunity. It is a symbol of regional cooperation and mutual benefit,
the Office of the Prime Minister wrote, quoting Abiy Ahmed’s speech.

The statement from the Office of the Prime Minister also expressed
to ensure that our growth does not come at the expense of our Egyptian and Sudanese brothers and sisters.


During the course of the GERD construction, Egypt and Sudan, after the fall of Omar Hassan Al Bahsir, coordinated campaigns against Ethiopia. Several rounds of talks between the three countries did not bear result as Egypt sought what appeared to be control of Ethiopia.

Egypt has been stubbornly claiming a “historical right over the Nile” making a reference to the 1859 colonial era agreement to which Ethiopia was not a part. The latter, on the other hand, advanced an equitable distribution of the water among riparian countries – including the upper riparian.

Yet, it also stands on the ground that the Dam will not decrease the volume of water flowing to the lower riparian countries The statement from the Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia this week indicated intent to constructively engage with lower riparian countries.

GERD Project was launched in 2011. The Ethiopian government has been saying that it was entirely financed from local sources. Yet, last month Donald Trump https://borkena.com/2025/06/21/ethiopia ... sance-dam/ made a new claim saying the U.S. financed the project. However, the GERD public coordination head dismissed Trump’s claim https://borkena.com/2025/06/23/ethiopia ... awi-berhe/ as “wrong.” The Dam is 145 meters high , has 13 turbines and is expected to generate over 5000 MW of Hydro electric power.
I never trused terrorist-israhell & usa's slave sisi alsisi of egypt today. I believe the late egyptian president mohammed mursi would have bombed the useless ethiopian dam, but terrorist-israhell & usa's paid sisi alsisi to secretly kill mursi. Don't 4get sisi alsisi is just watching while terrorist-israhell demolish Gaza and Lebanon and now it's heading to destroy egypt and all he could do is sell terrorist-israhell's another slave uae egypt's island. Sisi alsisi is puszzssy. FACT, BTW: The fake ethiopian dam is a terrorist-israhell's project to choke and kill egypt it's never was meles z frog's project. :lol:
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Re: Egypt Sees Completion of Ethiopian Dam Project as ‘Unlawful’

Post by Dark Energy » 07 Jul 2025, 22:57

This is their second chance. What are they waiting for ? :lol: :lol: :lol: Hopefully, someone in Egypt is coming to his own senses. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Egypt Sees Completion of Ethiopian Dam Project as ‘Unlawful’

Post by Horus » 08 Jul 2025, 00:41

In its almost 2,000 years (1986 years) of history, Egypt was ruled by 18 different colonial powers. Egypt never in its history fought against its colonial masters in order to free itself. In every case, one colonial power replaced the previous colonial ruler for 2 centuries.

This psychology of impotence is reflected in the unjust, unreasonable, stupid and histrionic behaviors they display. It is always empty bluff and drama. It is always a red line. It always empty. Ethiopians are a kind people. If Egypt were to touch us, we would not block the Nile. We would block every little river that feeds the Nile and we can dry the Nile. Just FYI.

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Re: Egypt Sees Completion of Ethiopian Dam Project as ‘Unlawful’

Post by Fiyameta » 08 Jul 2025, 00:53

You don't build a dam without consulting with downstream countries. GERD was built in a reaction to how Egyptian officials treated Meles Zenawi during his visit to Cairo, when they mistook him for a bartender due to the [deleted] bow ties he was wearing.

A clinical psychologist would have charged Meles a few hundred dollars to find a cure for his inferiority complex that had cost Ethiopians $4 billion dollars. Sad!


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