"Through the alliance U.S.A. can assist Ethiopia to advance economically, technologically and to build its military to counter-balance Egypt’s military strength.
- The U.S.A. could also support Ethiopia’s effort to utilize its water resources. Dams (reservoirs) can be built over the Nile River without jeopardizing the equitable share of Sudan & Egypt.
- The construction of dam over the Nile could be used as a psychological tool to control any threat of fundamentalists, both in Sudan and Egypt (including any threat on the Suez Canal). Ethiopia & U.S.A. could also leverage their negotiation power using the dam to facilitate rapid democratization and secularization of Egypt and Sudan.
- Apart from the psychological threat to Sudan & Egypt, both countries (Sudan & Egypt) will benefit from the construction of dams (reservoirs) along the Blue Nile, in the highlands of Ethiopia, for the following reasons:
• It will minimize/avoid risks of flooding in Sudan and Egypt.
• Assures continuous and constant flow of water to both countries, irrespective of irregularity of rainfall in Ethiopia.
• Prolongs the life of dams built in Sudan & Egypt as it reduces accumulation of silt.
- Ethiopia could also use the water:
• Towards its objective of securing self-sufficiency in food through irrigation.
• To generate huge amount of environmentally friendly and sustainable source of electrical energy. This power could be exported to parts of Africa (East, Central and North Africa), Middle East and Europe.
- The export of electrical power to North Africa and Middle East will further strengthen the economic interdependence of these countries with Ethiopia. This could facilitate the sustainable diffusion of secular and democratic ideology into those countries.
- U.S.A. companies could also be the main investors and beneficiaries of the huge potential for hydroelectric power industry in Ethiopia.
- If Ethiopia develops economically, its historical reputation in Africa and being the de-facto capital city of African Union will enable it to be a model for African democratization, federalization, and economic development. These will speed-up the integration of Africa into the world economy. This will create huge new market development opportunities for U.S.A. and other developed countries’ companies.
- An economically advanced Ethiopia will have a critical mass to stabilize the whole Horn of Africa and to play a determinant role, in the fight against the expansion of fundamentalism in Africa and in the Arab world. Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia could be attracted to be part of strong, democratized and federalized Ethiopia or Ethiopia could assist these countries to establish secularized and democratized governments".
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