Ethiopia to Proceed With Dam Project Despite Egyptian Opposition
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn reiterated the government's intention to proceed with construction of the Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile despite vocal opposition from Egyptian officials.
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Artist's impression of the Renaissance Dam, under construction on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.
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Despite President Morsi's veiled threats directed at Ethiopia over its Nile River plans, Egypt can ill afford the financial and strained relations that a conflict will bring, ... Read more »
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Ethiopia's Sovereignty as a nation and the right to use its God-given natural resources to benefit its people has to be respected by Egypt and other nations. Though we have tons of natural resources to take care of the need of our growing population, for so many years, Ethiopia's government have stood by and watched its people suffer form the lack of electricity which could hve better lives and enable us to modernize our country. Now Ethiopia is waking up and doing the long everdue project Egypt should support and diplomatically and financially and ask Ethiopia to construct the dam in such a way it benefits both countries. Egypt has benefited from Blue Nile for decades and gave nothing in return to Ethiopia. Threats of war has never shaken us and it never will, Egypt should not knows who Ethiopians are!
Africa needs a dedicated leaders like you Museveni for supporting Ethiopia stand! what the other black Africans leaders are waiting?? All Africans should know that Egypt want to attack Ethiopia not only for the sake of dam problem, but also they want to send bold message to other countries.Like Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda---
50 countries are behind Ethiopia excluding Israel, China, Russia, even USA whom Ethiopia helped her in war in terror by dismantling Alquid terrorists in East Africa, so Egypt should calculate the catastrophic consequence which definitely follow them. Without 3rd world war, imagine what will follow when Aswan is hit by the destroyer, think also if it is spoiled by chemicals.
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