The news was met with a lot of media hype in Cairo where many people genuinely believe the Nile waters should be reserved for their use and Ethiopia has little need for it. Thus many see the dam project as an assault on their lives and/or part of some sort of conspiracy.
The Egyptian media also gives insight to several relevant issues. For example, the International Panel of Experts is not expected to present final conclusions today and there may be difference among the experts.
Here are some of the items I collected from Egyptian sites (mostly Arabic) on Wednesday and Thursday. (The Arabic texts were translated using google translator, then further edited where the accurate meaning can be discerned from context)
Note that most of the items below are extracts and the sub-titles are mine.
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Party leader: “recall Ambassador from Addis Ababa”
Mohamed Anwar Sadat, leader of reform and development, called upon President Mohamed Morsy to immediately summon the Egyptian ambassador in Ethiopia for consultation.
He also suggested to start reviewing scenarios to deal with the crisis of the construction of the Renaissance Dam, including through popular pressures inside Ethiopia and Ethiopia’s “Islamic” neighboring countries such as Eritrea and Somalia, which don’t have a good relationship with Ethiopia.
The move comes in protest against the decision of the Ethiopian side yesterday to change the course of the Blue Nile in an abrupt manner. Sadat said that we are striving to create a pleasant atmosphere with countries that have ignored the former regime and worsened relations with them, especially the Arab states surprised by Ethiopia to carry out the entry stages of construction of a dam renaissance without respecting international conventions or even waiting for the report of the Technical Committee trilateral supposed to end of its report soon.
[Almesryoum News(Arabic)]
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“Ethiopia did not appreciate the president’s visit”
Ayman Abul Ela, Secretary of Egyptian Democratic Party, said that the conversion of Ethiopia, the River Nile, to complete the construction of a dam Renaissance, confirms that they did not appreciate the recent visit of President Mohamed Morsy and declare defiance of Egypt and the Egyptians pointing to the importance of dealing with the crisis of the Nile bearing seriously.
Abul Ela said in a press statement issued on Wednesday, the political forces in various denominations to form a delegation officially orientation in an urgent visit to Ethiopia, and dialogue with its political leadership and to find a peaceful solution to the crisis of the Nile River before the crisis to worsen because the nex option will be the military option.
Abul-Ela The completion of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam threatens Egyptian national security, where the deficit is expected to reach Egypt’s share of water to 34% of its share, including an estimated 19 billion.
He pointed Abul Ela that Ethiopia did not deal with President Mohamed Morsy properly from the beginning. He was greeted by Secretary of mining Ethiopian, while the Prime Minister of South Africa, was received by Ethiopian Prime Minister, and the end of the announcement Ethiopia complete construction of a dam Renaissance upon his return to Egypt directly .
[Gate-Ahram (Arabic) and AlMesryoum (Arabic)]
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“International Panel of Experts will recommend further studies”
Alaa al-Zawahiri, former member of the Egyptian National Technical Committee to study the Renaissance Dam, said to Anatolia (Turkish news agency) two days ago that the International Panel of Experts will recommend in its report further studies on the effects of operating the dam on my share of Egypt and Sudan of Nile water.
Zawahiri says that “the studies made by the Ethiopian side were not sufficient to show that the damage to Egypt due to the construction of the dam,” which will push the Tripartite Committee to claim additional studies carried out by international experts in the Committee, and the number 4 experts. “
The Committee is composed of 6 members of the local, (two each from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia), and 4 international experts in the fields of engineering dams and water resources planning, and hydrological business, the environment, and the social and economic impacts of dams.
[Alwafd (Arabic)]
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“The Super-powers listen to Ethiopia not to Egypt”
Attia Essawy, an expert in African affairs, said that Cairo should “persuade the Ethiopian government to lengthening the period of filling the lake behind the dam will consist Renaissance.”
“If we can convince them to fill in the reservoir on 40 or 30 years or even 20 years, it will reduce the damage that will hit both Egypt and Sudan, but if determined to be filled in the next five or seven years, it means drying between 61 to 65 billion cubic meters was up to Egypt and Sudan of the total 85 billion, “according to Issawi.
Issawi warned againt carrying out any military action or sabotage Egypt against the dam, recalling the strength of relations between Ethiopia and the international powers superpowers, particularly the United States and Britain. He said: “you should know that it will drag on Egypt a lot of problems and you should be aware Cairo that the super-powers are supporting Ethiopia and listen to her not to Egypt. “
[Sky News Arabia (Arabic)]
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“Ethiopia [has] a long-term strategic plan of deception”
Hani Raslan, head of the Sudan and Nile Basin Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, said Ethiopia insulted the Egyptian state and its political leadership after the announcement this morning announced the launch of building of the Renaissance dam, following the visit of President Mohamed Morsy to Ethiopia and without advertising what they mention towards the dam.
Raslan made the remarks in his interview with the media Mahmoud Aruary, the “Event Egyptian” broadcast on the channel “Arab event”.
He added that what Ethiopia is doing with Egypt is part of a long-term strategic plan of deception, which has been followed by Ethiopia in dealing with Egypt and Sudan, including the International Panel of Experts .
He said that Ethiopia did not provide complete studies on the dam to the International Panel of Experts , which was formed to study the dam, and this committee will submit its report soon because of the lack of information to the Commission.
[Moheet (Arabic)]
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“Israel is professional in the theft of water”
Dr. Khaled Alameddine, adviser to President Mohamed Morsi for Environmental Affairs article, on Tuesday evening: “enviable Israel and Egypt on the Nile River and its role in Africa and Ethiopia, Zionist hands mess there strongly”.
He commented, in an interview with channel «cbc», that the decision of Ethiopia to transfer the course of the Blue Nile, which flows to the main Nile River, marking the start the actual process of building the dam Renaissance, saying: « Israel’s policy and play all the tendons and know they are running Egypt national security in another direction and invisibly».
He also noted that “Israel is professional in the theft of water, they steal water from Jordan and Syria and also secretly takes from the tanks in Sinai, Egypt”.
He said that the Nile water file failed in his administration under the previous regime, pointing out that there was a kind of ‘chaos and misjudgments after the revolution, which led to the weakness of the Egyptian position in dealing with this matter.
[Moataz (arabic)]
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“Hold a trial for the negligence in Egypt’s national security”
Hani Raslan, head of the Sudan and Nile Water Basin department at Centre for Political and Strategic Studies, stated on private Egyptian television channel Dream that the situation reflects an attempt by the government, and primarily Egypt’s irrigation minister, Mohamed Bahaa El-Din, to disseminate inaccurate information about the negative impact the building of the dam would have.
“They have hypnotized Egyptian society, making the issue seem much smaller than its repercussions will be.”
Raslan called on Prime Minister Hisham Qandil to take urgent measures to contain the crisis, which he argued necessitates a trial to hold accountable those responsible for the negligence in Egypt’s national security.
(Ahram – English version)
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“Mild damage to Egypt’s interests is possible”
Mohamed Idris, Egyptian ambassador in Addis Ababa, told Ahram Online on Tuesday…[ that]:
“We are pursuing a win-win scenario in which the interests of both sides can be served and accommodated”.
The possibility of only mild damage to Egypt’s interests is possible because the water to be stored behind the dam will only be used to generate electricity and not for irrigation.
“There are several factors that should be taken into consideration and will be decided upon by technical experts. We are expecting Ethiopian officials to make good on their promise to act in a way that will not harm Egyptian interests. It is not impossible”.
(Ahram – English version)
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“The government said it has set different scenarios of action”
The Cabinet met on Wednesday 29/5/2013 to discuss Ethiopia’s move to divert the course of the Blue Nile as part of its project to establish the Renaissance Dam.
The Cabinet said that construction measures going on for a while now do not reflect any approval by Egypt to build the dam. Egypt is waiting for a report by the trilateral committee on the Ethiopian dam project to be issued within days.
Cairo’s initial stance is against this project or any other that might affect the flow of water to the downstream countries. The government said it has set different scenarios of action based on what the technical report will say.
Cairo and Khartoum are fully coordinating efforts in this regard, the Cabinet said.
(Egypt State Information Service – English version)
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Blue Nile diversion – “just a purely engineering measure”
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Bahaa Eddin said what was done by Ethiopia was just a purely engineering measure which takes place in the sites of building dams and aims at preparing the site for construction measures.
He said transferring the water course does not mean that Egypt has approved the building of Renaissance Dam as Egypt still waits the report of the three member technical committee.
He said Egypt’s principled stance is that it cannot accept any project that negatively affects the water current flow.
He said there are many scenarios for dealing with the expected results based on the technical report which will be submitted to the Arab League .
(Egypt State Information Service – English version)
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“Egypt and Sudan may go to the Arab League”
Kamal Hassan, Sudan’s Ambassador to Egypt and the Arab League, said that Egypt and Sudan may go to the Arab League to discuss Ethiopia’s diversion of the Blue Nile. He pointed out that there are constant contacts between Sudan and Egypt to discuss the resolution the Ethiopian sudden.
Engineer Abdul Nabi Abdul Ghani said High Dam’s electricity production plant will be affected by higher production of electricity due to the diversion of the Blue Nile, because it depends in operation on the level of the water pump, and if Say attributed at least produce electricity.
Dr Mahmoud Abu Zeid, a former irrigation minister to divert the course of the Blue Nile is normal, but the most serious step is the construction of the Renaissance Dam itself what it will entail serious consequences, calling on the Egyptian government should take immediate action to save what can be saved, he said.
[Ahram (Arabic)]
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Party leader: “Expel of the ambassadors of Israel and Ethiopia”
Engineer Adel Fakhry Daniel, the leader of Integrity and former candidate for the presidency, the need to expel the Israeli ambassador and Ethiopian from Egypt objection to target the life and future of Egyptians innocent and the necessity of taking a stand Egyptian unified against hostile action directly led by Israel and the Ethiopian government against the people of Egypt to prevent access to the Nile waters to Egyptian territory.
He explained Daniel that this criminal behavior is tantamount to a declaration of war Ethiopian supported by Israel, which oversees planning and manages the construction of a dam Renaissance years ago and they took advantage of the opportunity weakness of current political leadership.
It was decided during the meeting included members of the Israeli Mossad with the head of the Ethiopian government during the past few days on Ethiopian territory was after the announcement of the start of the diversion of the Nile immediately after the return of President Mohamed Morsy into Egyptian territory to show severe disability in the possibility of Muslim Brotherhood leadership in containing the crisis resulting from the loss of 30% of the electricity and the lack of access quota to Egypt of the Nile waters even explode the political arena and harm direct harm to the Egyptian national security.
Samuel stressed Ashay, coordinator of the Revolutionary Front for the Protection of sucking, the need for the emergence of forces face of the Egyptian armed forces and its leadership against all of the same begging him to touch the artery-Masri, who is a red line in front of everyone. Engineer Daniel announced that the escalation is the next step in the case of the continuation of the enemies of the Egyptian people in these despicable attempts that aim to destabilize and more tension erupted on the Egyptian front interior and that what was taken by force can not recover without power.
[Almesryoum News(Arabic)]
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“Congo River is the alternative to Egypt out of the impasse Renaissance”
Mohamed Abdel Naeem expressed, president of the National Organization for Human Rights, rejected calls for military intervention in Ethiopia, in protest at the construction of the Renaissance Dam and diversion of the Nile River, pointing the finger at Tel Aviv and responsibility about what is happening in Ethiopia given the decline in the leading role of Egypt.
Naim added that the best response to the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is the conversion of the mouth of the Congo River, which deliver 1,000 billion cubic meters annually in the Atlantic Ocean, and we can implement the project in cooperation with the Sudan, the Congo, and we are linking Lake Nasser, a distance of 600 km. The bliss that this project will provide 95 billion cubic meters per year, which is equal to times the current share, in addition to electricity multiplier which will generate from the High Dam and planting millions of acres of agricultural in Egypt, as well as the operation of labor and the advancement of agriculture in Egypt.
[My Rights (Arabic)]
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“Ethiopia insulted Egypt twice and military intervention is the solution”
Mustafa, member of the National Salvation Front, that President Morsi and the military council bear the responsibility of building Ethiopia dam Renaissance and change the course of the Nile water, adding that the delegation People who visited Addis Ababa after the revolution he was looking for a solution to a strategic peacefully to end the crisis, pointing out that Ethiopia insulted Egypt twice, first when he has sent mining minister to receive the President at the airport and the other when it announced the decision to divert the course of the Nile River after only two hours from leaving the Mercy of Ethiopian territory. He called President Morsi soldier military intervention to the difficulty of a diplomatic solution in light of Ethiopia’s insistence on insulting Egypt, stressing the importance of the start of military action and urgently.
[Almesryoum News(Arabic)]
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ElBaradei: “Renaissance Dam Project is one of the chronic crises Egypt facing”
Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, said the founder of the Constitution Party and leader of the National Salvation Front, the kidnapping of seven soldiers in Sinai, as well as the implementation of the Renaissance Dam Project in Ethiopia, is one of the chronic crises that may expire disasters, according to the recipe.
He ElBaradei Tweet him through his account on the social networking site «twitter», on Wednesday, that the absence of truth and the lack of transparency, is the main reason for going through the country in the current period and therefore do not know the alternatives available, exclaimed, “and then they wonder why revels Egyptians!!”.
[Arab News (Arabic)]
* Note: ElBaradei is former Director of the International Atomic Agency.
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“Get me the exact figure of water that Ethiopia agrees as Egypt’s share of water”
Dr. Nader Noureddine professor of agricultural resources at Cairo University….announced he challenges any Egyptian official can get the exact figure of Ethiopia committed in Egypt’s share of water, referring to the adoption of the Ethiopian position rather than Egyptian.
He explained that Ethiopia’s construction of the dam means that Egypt and Sudan accepted the Blue Nile as an Ethiopian river rather than an internationally rivers. He stressed that he preferred not to Ethiopia being a source of shame on Egypt not being a mouth.
He pointed out that the construction of this dam means that Egypt should accept what enjoys us after Ethiopia uses surplus and its refusal to comply with any of Egypt’s share in the waters of the Blue Nile.
[Dostor (Arabic)]
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“The reception of President Mursi in Ethiopia is shame on Egypt”
A prominent TV commentator, Ahmed Meslemany said the following:
What the president is saying is not related neither to science nor to politics or religion. If your are not able to mange it leave your position to somebody else who can . The president takes his responsiblity about anything taking place in his country
the reception of the president in Ethiopia is shame on Egypt position … he was not in the first row … he was in the fifth row and only a Minister of Mine was waiting for him not the prime minister. Morsi did not discuss the Nile crisis .. and before his plane left Addis Ababa , work in the dam has already begun.
Egyptian intelligence and foreign forward its report to the presidency, but the presidency is interested in other things and the presidency did not bother the subject and reports with deep regret…..however, unfortunately Egyptian national security at risk and Egypt is now at a cross road.
[Dream TV (Arabic)
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[Stay Tuned]
EGYPT&SUDAN SHOULD NOT TAKE THEIR CONCERN TO ARAB L,FIRST. AFRICAN UNION IS THERE FOR AFRICAN ISSUES INCLUDING NILE..THE ONLY NATURAL RESOURCE,GOD GIVEN RESOURCE TO ETHIOPIA IS WATER. HOW DO YOU REVIEW UR NATURAL RESOURCE OF OIL BETWEEN UR LEGS?EGYPT & SUDAN
The comments here are very sad indeed. It seems Ethiopians commenting have a huge chip on their shoulder. The bitterness is almost too much to take in. One person talks of “letting Egypt exist.” Why are you all so angry? It’s too bad you Ethiopians do not pursue the betterment of your country in all ways with this kind of vigor. Do you need a fake enemy for motivation? I don’t recall this kind of resolve when Ethiopians were dying and begging because of famine.
Now Ethiopia has reached at a point where it has become able to use it’s resources for a good cause inspite of all the difficulties and internal conflict of interest and uneven and unfair distribution of these limited resources. We are leaving with our problems (internally) and waiting for the right time at which we will be able to share our resources equally amongst our different ethnic groups and people of different political outlooks. But these in no way will stop our people from fighting for their common interest and the country’s safety. It is plainly visible now for all the world to see that one can not forcefully take from others the share they lawfully deserve. That time is gone. Egyptians must wake up. The military option is never going to benefit Egypt. Egypt for that matter is facing it’s own internal political turmoil and that nation is not even as united as we are at present. We have our own internal unsolved issues but as has always been the case, we are one under the flag. The wisest thing to do would be to cooperate and plan together without harming each other. We have a lot to share with our neighbors other than the river Nile. Extreme and selfish interests are no more welcome. Working hand in hand to industrialize both countries would be by far better.
we don’t care
For the past 300 years or so Africa has been deprived of its development, by neglect of other developed countries and by malicious indirect economical sanctions and most of all by feeding us just enough support so we don’t think about our development so we could stand by our own economic advancement.
Other major problem Africa has is that we don’t seem to support each other towards growth. We are selfish thinking our own country instead of the whole Continents Africa. On the top of that our politicians are lousy and corrupted.
Having knowledge that, Egypt should understand the dialogue between Egypt and Ethiopia should only be how Egypt help itself feed or conserve the Nile during the process of this massive project.
Solution: stop worrying, wasting time and resources on what Ethiopia is doing and use that time to divert or reduce the amount of Nile that is flowing in to the ocean to your worthless 97% desert land.
If you choose to go to war, here are some not all of what you need to consider.
This comment is for the Egyptian government, military and those extremist not for the People of Lovely good Egipian people.
I am not sure why the Egyptians would allow their government to manipulate their mind. This government is not going to be there forever, the Nile River is there for generations to come.
Why go to war with the country that has full control over their water supply.
Don’t they know we have never been colonized nor be defeated by terrorist?
Don’t they know we had neither Airplanes nor Bombs when we defeated the powerful Italians
Facts one:
If the Ethiopian government does not deal with you, the people of Ethiopia will, by poisoning the water. Are you going to send your bombers to guard the water 24 hrs. a day?
Fact two:
Provoke the people of Ethiopia and we will start using the water for irrigation, where we are not at the current time. Are you going to bomb every farmer’s house if we really use it irrigation?
Your concern is now with the Ethiopian Government, it is with the Ethiopian Farmers. They have now opened up their eyes and they know the benefit of the river.
I say you better come to your senses and pray that we don’t change our position.
Fact three
Do you think our government would think about starting a project like this, devote 5 Billon Dollars knowing the history of outsiders telling us we can’t use or how we should and should not use our own River for the past 100 years, without having a plan and resources to respond to intruders and to deal with terrorist?
Fact four:
Have you thought about why our government is not responding to your bluff?
Fact five:
Why are you wasting the water you have been receiving for the past 500 years, free flow in to the ocean when you could have diverted it to change 97% of your worthless land?
I say wake up and accept the reality, use the water we are sending your way wisely, don’t loss a drop going to the ocean; find a way not to depend on Nile.
Fact six
Don’t you for a moment think there might be another power that is helping us, knowing your history of extremism?
We love the people of Egypt and don’t send them to war.
I had to add my comment so the Egyptian Gov. knows what they are getting in to.
The z man
I could go on and on!
Please do not make a mistake indulging your people to go to war. The common people will be massacred for a simple problem that you could solve. You are getting enough to turn your country green if you could just build your own dam to stop the Nile from going in to the ocean.
Don’t be dumb, remember Egypt’s civilization, we are trying to bring it back. And from all obstacles we have had, you are going to be the one to stop it!
Solution the Ethiopian People may consider!
The Egyptian people get billions of dollars from the international community or country or countries that have the power to do so, for using the Swiss canal, or to keep peace with Israel, or for whatever reason.
Ethiopia has to generate the power it needs and the income it needs to come out of poverty.
The dam is designed to just that not to hurt the people of Egypt.
Can the international community, African Unity or any power that has interest in the region or more importantly, Egypt come up with a compensation plan to support Ethiopia to stop us from building this Dam? If we could accomplish the need that this Dam is designed to produce, we may permit the water to flow. The question of Egypt is not just the water; it is the minerals’ and soil that the water is stilling from Ethiopia. If we build the Dam, it purifies the water and they just get water instead of juicy water.
So having said that the compensation has to be double of what the Dam would have produced.
Otherwise the Burden is on Egypt where they have to make a decision to go to war or not. If they do and how long it would take, they will still affect the supply and deprive of their people even one Egyptian farmer the supply they would have had.
This Dam just got bigger than just water supply,
If Egypt is getting $50 or more billions of dollars from where ever for whatever strategic reasons, Ethiopians should get double that amount to let Egyptians exist because we control the water. If not whoever is giving them the money has more reason to help us build the Dam, so they don’t have to pay them any longer. Whoever helps Ethiopia build the Dam will have control over Egypt.
What do you think about that, do you still want to aggravate us? Each way you slice it, Ethiopia comes out on the top!
The Z man at the Ethiopian government service.
By the way, do Egyptians know our spear n sword, hero n heroines of Ethiopia? If so , don’t play with fire. Fire never burns you unless you touch it. So, Ethiopians are like fire n lying gun, don’t touch us n don’t proclaim war on us.
Some Ethiopians are thinking about the silly issue of the internal problem of Ethiopia; but our issue is the idea of Egyptian that they are going to diminish our renaissance dam. By the way, all Ethiopians do u understand n aware of their evil idea? Don’t worry, not in 21st century, we defeated our enemies in the past ancient history which the world knows. So, in every direction they come, we are capable enough n wise. But we need to live with the world peace fully. If it is beyond our patience, we know what to do. In general, all Ethiopians who is living in Ethiopia n out side Ethiopia, forget our political difference n unite on this issue,because this is the only means to eradicate poverty. Please, unite, unite, unite……………………
Hi all Ethiopians!!! please don’t be aggressive than Logical, we all of us Ethiopians want peace with all people of the world because our peer to peer peace were the manifestation of we Ethiopian , we also have great National Ambition on Our Lovely and God givited Country “ETHIOPIA” not only history!!!. I wanna to recommend on our comment some body have been talk about Internal issue like “EPDRF mission, Adminstration problem, region based activity , etc those all are Local issue and for sure we can detect and protect it if we able to participate than be ‘Solitude( በሚቀራረብ አማርኛ ‘ተቺ ብቻ መሆን'”,when we come to global issue/National issue we have to represent Ethiopian for our Identity!!!. I have been reading so many site regarding the GERD (Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ), more or less their intention were to use Internal misconception between us , so think Logically than Emotionally. I hope with God GERD will never been stooped, what ever some body else says like Egypt propaganda!!!!! ኢትዮጵያን እግዚአብሄር ይባርክ!!! እግዚአብሄር ጥሩ ነገረ ያሰማን!!!
I agree with this comment.Egyptians sholud think concisously.Do not be selfish. you guys have to know your colonial era agreement is nothing to us. We do not know about it and we do not care about it too. As you know We are the only independent country in Africa. you know the real;ity.we do not have any deal with your colonial lords . We were free and free people.Thank to GOD now it is the time to through your colonial agreement to trash can. Start to think about mutual benefit and the concept of win win.We Ethiopians do not want Egyptian to face problem . We are not selfish .. we want to grow together.For the past centuries you were fully monpolizes the water now enogh is enoghyou have to come to the table to deal about fair share .Forget the 100% monopoly it is over .All 10 countries needs to have a reasonable share.
This days Egyptian poleticans are trying to damage the relationship of the two countries . It is shame to hear such nonsense idea. Thanks to GOD . No more secret about them we know what in their mind and with help of GOD we will be ready for everything. They have to know we are not going to them and not only Ethiopians the mountains of Ethiopia will fight with them. We know always strong mind discuss good ideas ,average mind discuss story and events and Weak mind discuss about junk ideas like Egypt poleticans.Any way the story of Goliyad in bible is a good lesson to Egypt .The will of GOD will never take us where the grace of GOD will not protect US.
GOD Bless Ethiopia.
when would the unjust and egoistic thinking of the Egyptians be altered?we know what they did for more than a thousand and a half years to us under the disguise of religious service.They are one of the reasons for the poverty of Ethiopia.Now time has come and a one sided game is going to be a fair play.We Habeshas are not as stupid as you.we know that the river is a life giving water for Egypt.Our dam doesn’t affect your extravagant water use.More over it would be helpful for both of you and the Sudan.please calm down and try to think not by your fist but by you head.
Bravo.
It is no use to threaten us b/c they fought with us previously and the Egyptians were the defeated once. If they need to test with this generation once more we will erase them from the map of the world with out any bulet.
We will continue to tell the story of a war if it erupts b/c we belive that we will continue to be alive.
Dear fellow Ethiopians make sure to follow every detail step of the Egyptians thinking and never forget that should they think of bombing the dam do never worry we have the right solution…… WE WILL CONTAMINATE THE WATER…..!!!!!!
i bet ur the sellout talking bout eprdf most of the ethiopian opposition work for egypt saudis or western countrys i hope the opposition dies from ethiopia because they are all liers including you
Where does the Water Originate!!?????!!!????
The water comes from Ethiopia not from Red sea or Indian Ocean. It is from the heart of Ethiopia. Can Ethiopia prevent tourists from visiting Egypt’s pyramids since it may harm the tourist flow to Ethiopia?? Egypt’s stand is like that…..Egypt wants to develop projects for Ethiopia, Egypt wants to develop policies to Ethiopia,….After all, Egypt is one of the poor African countries that needs to work hard to bring its people out of poverty….How many Egyptians do have sufficient food and shelter….rather than getting obsessed with war where the budget could help its poor people and, war which would result permanent damage to its Nile flow and which will be futile at the end of the day, better for Egypt to tilt towards political solution-Win-Win.
Otherwise, WE ALL ETHIOPIANS ARE READY TO FIGHT EGYPTIANS!! BUT AT THE END OF THE WAR, NILE WILL BE DIVERTED TO ETHIOPIA FOR GOOD!!
Congo River is the alternative to Egypt out of the impasse Renaissance” is is good Idea. Military strike will not be solution andl never try it. A barking dog never bite. If u do so, it is equivalent to committing suicide. War has no formula the response will be disastrous as simple as polluting the river for good.but
Mohamed Abdel Naeem expressed, president of the National Organization for Human Rights, rejected calls for military intervention in Ethiopia, in protest at the construction of the Renaissance Dam and diversion of the Nile River, pointing the finger at Tel Aviv and responsibility about what is happening in Ethiopia given the decline in the leading role of Egypt.
Naim added that the best response to the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is the conversion of the mouth of the Congo River, which deliver 1,000 billion cubic meters annually in the Atlantic Ocean, and we can implement the project in cooperation with the Sudan, the Congo, and we are linking Lake Nasser, a distance of 600 km. The bliss that this project will provide 95 billion cubic meters per year, which is equal to times the current share, in addition to electricity multiplier which will generate from the High Dam and planting millions of acres of agricultural in Egypt, as well as the operation of labor and the advancement of agriculture in Egypt.
What do you mean? Military strike? They will never try it. A barking dog never bite. If the do so, it is equivalent to committing suicide. War has no formula the response will be disastrous as simple as polluting the river for good.
i can say much but what i know is we have the right to use the water, i don’t think any one who can stop us from building the dam, they should know that we Ethiopians produce almost 85% of the water.
If there indeed is a design flaw, that needs immediate fixing. But I doubt it. The Egyptians seem to be looking for ways to undermine the project. Ethiopian mature and seasoned diplomats (not civil service college manufactured TPLF cadres) need to handle this delicate issue smartly. Hailemariam Desalegn and well educated likes need to deliberate and settle the issue. Confrontation should not be an option at all. The Egyptian diplomats may go that route to divert the recent public unease towards their Fanatic ruling group.
Really is this how the Egyptian people think ??? hey weak up ….. We are building the dum. in mutual benefit …….. if u don’t think and if u choose war then u better read Ethiopian History before u even think about it
Hey Egyptian guys, here begins your natural arrogance. Yes, river Nile is an International River, but who taught you that the lower stream countries do not have the right to use? Or you may think you are the masters and we are servants and we should not touch anything of that should go to our masters.
Don’t play with fire and don’t mess up with us.
For those who want to declare war against Ethiopia, I would like to tell you that it won’t be surprising for us, as it was surprising for you the construction of the Dam. I would rather quote what our beloved Prime Minister Meles said once on this issue: “I am not worried that the Egyptians will suddenly invade Ethiopia,”. “Nobody who has tried that has lived to tell the story. I don’t think the Egyptians will be any different and I think they know that.”
So, go ahead and try it, and it is sure that you will remain in the desert. Or try to destabilize my country through hostile neighbors. If your attempts couldn’t succeed in the past it won’t succeed in the future too.
ALL ETHIOPIANS ARE UNITED ON RENAISSANCE DAM. If Egypt invades my country, I pledge, I will be among the first who voluntarily join the defense. We are millions, we are one!!!
As far as reception of President Morsi is concerned, it was not only President Morsi who was received by a Cabinet Minister. A VVIP reception and hospitality was provided to all African Heads of State and Government, including H.E. President Morsi. Your hegemonic thought will not take you an inch, we are in the 21st century, and we mutually have to respect each other.
WE ARE READY TO DEFEND OUR MOTHER LAND, OUR RENAISSANCE DAM,
I say you’re nothing but stupid. Even replying to you degrades my pride.
I think the Egyptians must think not only twice but many times. They do have the right to live as human beings and Nile is their source of life. Equally important, they should believe that it is not only Egypt that should live we have the right to live as well. Forget about the Colonial time agreements about the river. We are no more under colonialism and it can not be applied to us any more, at any cost. They crafted those legal frameworks for their existence and not for us but with our God given resources.
I personally believe that Nile should be a common concern but we can not be undermined while contributing 85 % of the water to the river. We can not stay poor and starved while we are endowed with such resources. Who tells us to use other options and not Nile… who decides for us other than we ourselves?
Egyptians have never told to their kids that Ethiopia is the major contributor of the river. They are the source and the one with the user right and no other country.
If they believe war is the solution this is foolish as they will be losing the game. They might be armed better than we do as they used to receive every military support from the west every year. But the battle never ends to generations after all if they think they will be victorious. Victory has never been from human… No, No, No that’s false. It belongs to God.
Egyptians need to think very strategically if they want to be at the safe side. Win-win could be the solution. May be they need to do their own homework in that they need to reduce inefficiencies of the use of the water for their irrigation schemes and whatever is working for common benefit.
After all, we can not even be denied to use the water for irrigation if we have the need. Annually We are loosing tons of top soil and we are ordered not to reduce even a drop and a drop of water costs a drop of blood. Does it not cost them in the same way? How to use every drop of water could better be thought over by the Egyptian friends as there is always better way to do things not only from the other end but also from one’s end as well.
We have our own history as they have their won. Who says they are lords and we are slaves. Who says they have international support and we Ethiopians are less supported because we are poor. We are known to God, though poor. We are also in the process of development and would not remain being symbol of huger. It should be friendship and mutual benefit that should be working. Enmity, aggressiveness and selfishness does not help much.
So, good to seek for better solutions in stead of trying to stop us from development. Did they donate us a single bag of food commodity when we were stretching our hand to the world for help in the past thinking that they were using our water. Did they put a single dollar in our account to afforest our degraded mountains that are barren. They simply took the soil and never thought to stand by our side in our bad times. If they thought this is wisdom, I call it greediness.
Now, we are not asking to donate us wheat or rice. NO! NO! NO! Thanks to God and the rest of the World who supported us.
Let them think and collaborate on how to use the river in a better economical and friendly way. I think a drop of water is not only going from Ethiopia but from the rest of the other African countries as well and fighting with the entire East and South Africa would never be a solution.
Brother, You are right our government is undemocratic, unjust, unfair, manipulative & corrupted; I will struggle those.
However, I will still support the construction of the dam; it doesn’t matter who does it whether Weyane/ Eprdf/ Derg/ King. Haileslassie or for that matter Ginbot 7.
We need the dam today not tomorrow because it is over due for centuries. Thank you.
I think weyane likes this controversy over nile to cool down the internal pressure due to economic and political instability .As far as Ethiopian concerned, weyane has no national pride at all.They will never hesitate to giveaway almost even the dam itself for the right price. …. they are not diverting water but public ……
Daniel, Good job!
It is good if someone translate to Ethiopian language and publish it to inform our people.
I have been reading Egyptian websites started a few years back. They have been suggesting and practicing to use Eritreans, Somalias, Ethiopians blood and soul for their own interests.
So, Our government and the public need to make these facts to Eritreans & Somalis brothers. Also, we need inform them who is the reason for their suffering.
Ethiopia has been suffering several droughts because there has been shortage of rainfall in many parts of the country. Add that to the global warming and change of climate, Ethiopia cannot fully depend on rain fall. We need to equitably use the Nile water where we generate 85% of it. The 19th century concept that Ethiopia shouldn’t get even one little of the Nile is stupidity at best. Again, win-win is the only solution there is in pace!
i think the comment given by egyptian ambassador to ethiopia is right. the water will not be used for irrigation. but someone gave comment like the dam should filled by water within 20-30 yrs. this show how they are selfish. shall we continue with our poverty? i gave 2 months of my sallary…i.e arround 5500. if someone came to abay to interupt its construction i will give my life. No one can stop us!!! these is one elite who gave comment…he said military action bring further more risk to egypt…he is briliant…he is patriot of egypt