President Trump Warns Ethiopia That Egypt May Blow Up Their Nile Dam

Remarkably bluntly, Trump urges Sudanese leaders to help in resolving the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam impasse, or Egypt “will end up blowing that dam” pic.twitter.com/ey0Phe0IlY

— Mohamed Yehia (@yeh1a) October 23, 2020

Middle East Eye: Trump says Egypt may 'blow up' Ethiopia dam 

US president made the remarks as he announced normalisation deal between Israel and Sudan 

US President Donald Trump voiced anger at Ethiopia over its construction of a huge dam on the Nile River and suggested Egypt may destroy it. 

Trump made the remarks as he announced a normalisation deal between US ally Israel and Sudan, which like Egypt fears that Ethiopia will use up scarce water resources. 

"It's a very dangerous situation because Egypt is not going to be able to live that way," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office with leaders of Sudan and Israel on speakerphone.

"They'll end up blowing up the dam. And I said it and I say it loud and clear - they'll blow up that dam. And they have to do something," Trump said. 

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Update #1: 'You can't blame Egypt for being upset' over the GERD dispute with Ethiopia, Trump says (Ahram Online) 

Update #2: Trump suggests Egypt may 'blow up' Ethiopia dam (France 24) 

WNU Editor: Egypt warned a few years ago that they would bomb the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) if the Nile water levels go down .... Egypt Is Prepared To Go To War Against Ethiopia Over The Nile (October 15, 2020). President Trump is just repeating that warning. 

Egypt Calls Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam An 'Existential' Threat

CBS: Ethiopia filling mega-dam that Egypt calls an "existential" threat

Ethiopia has dismissed reports that it's filling a massive reservoir behind a new hydroelectric dam, as the colossal infrastructure project strains ties between three African nations that all rely on the River Nile for water. Egypt has previously threatened to go to war over the dam.

Almost 10 years of negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt over Ethiopia's construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have failed to resolve the conflict. Recent satellite images from the European Space Agency show water filling the reservoir behind the dam, but Ethiopian officials insist it's just "natural pooling" from rainfall, not the start of filling operations.

All three nations share the water of the Blue Nile, one of the two tributaries of the River Nile. Sudan and Egypt insist an agreement on how Ethiopia will operate the new dam should be reached before the reservoir is filled.

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Update #1: Egypt accuses Ethiopia of stonewalling on Nile dam (Al-Monitor)
Update #2: Nile water an existential issue for Egyptians, Sisi tells AU chair (Ahram Online)

WNU Editor: Ethiopia wants the dam to provide electricity and water for irrigation. Egypt wants to limit what this dam can provide. I do not know how this can be resolved. There is no middle ground between the two sides.

Ethiopia Starts Filling Grand Renaissance Dam

Reuters: Ethiopia starts filling Grand Renaissance dam, minister says

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia has started filling the Grand Renaissance dam, a giant hydroelectric project it is building on the Blue Nile, its water minister said on Wednesday, a day after talks with Sudan and Egypt on the issue became deadlocked.

“The construction of the dam and the filling of the water go hand in hand,” Seleshi Bekele said in televised comments. “The filling of the dam doesn’t need to wait until the completion of the dam.”

The water level had increased from 525 meters to 560 meters, he said.

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WNU Editor: If water levels on the Nile do drop appreciably, there is a very real possibility that Egypt will launch military strikes to destroy this dam .... Egypt is backed into a corner over the Nile dam – it may have no choice but to go to war (Ahmed Aboudouh, the Independent).

More News On Ethiopia Starting To Fill The Grand Renaissance Dam

Ethiopia begins filling Grand Renaissance Dam reservoir, says minister -- The National
Ethiopia begins filling Grand Renaissance dam on Blue Nile -- Al Jazeera
Photos: Satellite images show Ethiopia dam reservoir swelling -- Egypt Independent

Nile Dam Talks Between Egypt, Sudan, And Ethiopia Have Collapsed

Egypt sees Ethiopia's dam on the Blue Nile as an existential threat. AFP

The National: Urgent Nile dam talks end in deadlock

Egypt blames Ethiopia’s ‘intransigence’ for lack of progress.

Talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on a dispute over a massive dam being built on the Nile by Addis Ababa ended in deadlock on Wednesday.

Egypt said there was a lack of “tangible progress" on the issue.

Cairo fears the hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile, which originates in the Ethiopian highlands, will reduce its share of the river’s water, which supplies more than 90 per cent of its needs.

It is seeking a deal that would minimise the effect on its water supply and make provisions to protect its growing population from future drought.

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More News On Nile Dam Talks Between Egypt, Sudan, And Ethiopia Collapsing

Nile dam negotiations reach deadlock -- Arab News
Sudan says talks on Ethiopia's Nile dam did not produce deal -- Al Jazeera
Egypt says dam talks deadlocked as Ethiopia rejects a binding deal -- Ahram Online
Egypt declares end of Renaissance Dam negotiations due to Ethiopia's stubbornness -- Middle East Monitor
Tussle for Nile Control Escalates as Dam Talks Falter -- Bloomberg

Egyptian-Ethiopian Talks On The Nile Dam Have Been Stall Again

Al-Monitor: Nile dam talks stall again amid Egyptian-Ethiopian dispute

Egypt has addressed a letter to the UN Security Council over Ethiopia’s plan to begin filling the Renaissance dam without prior notification of both Cairo and Sudan, further complicating talks to resolve the dispute.

CAIRO — Facing Ethiopia’s unilateral decision to begin filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s reservoir before coming to a full agreement with Egypt over a storage and operation mechanism in the dam, Cairo has taken a new diplomatic path, briefing the UN Security Council members May 1. It stated in an all-inclusive letter all of the unsuccessful diplomatic efforts and paths taken regarding the dam in light of Ethiopia’s intransigence and unilateral decision to fill the dam.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry’s letter to the Security Council president for May, Estonia’s Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu, clearly states, “Ethiopia announcing its intention to seize the Blue Nile waters to fill the dam’s reservoir in July 2020 poses a serious threat to the region’s peace and security. Filling the dam’s reservoir, which is being promoted as the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa, would jeopardize the water security, food security, and indeed, the very existence of over 100 million Egyptians, who are entirely dependent on the Nile River for their livelihood.”

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WNU Editor: Ethiopia’s unilateral decision to begin filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s reservoir before coming to a full agreement with Egypt is a clear sign to me that Ethiopia has made the decision to go ahead regardless of what its neighbours may think. It is almost as if Ethiopia is daring Sudan and Egypt to do womething about it.

Are Egypt, Sudan, And Ethiopia On The Verge Of A War Over Water?

Construction work on Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance dam in Guba woreda, in the Ethiopian region of Benishangul-Gumuz. Photograph: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters

The Guardian: 'It'll cause a water war': divisions run deep as filling of Nile dam nears

Despite Egypt’s fears of ‘hydro hegemony’ and concerns it will worsen water shortages in Sudan, Ethiopia’s controversial dam project is close to fruition.

From his office in central Khartoum, Ahmed al-Mufti prepares every day for what he believes is the water war to come.

This conviction led Mufti, a prominent human rights lawyer and water expert, to quit the Sudanese delegation that is negotiating Nile water issues with Egypt and Ethiopia.

He was angry at Ethiopia’s decision to build the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam (Gerd), a $4.5bn (£3.6bn) mega-project on the Blue Nile river that runs from Lake Tana in Ethiopia to meet the White Nile in Khartoum, flowing north into Egypt. The dam project will affect water levels downstream, depending on how fast Ethiopia fills its 74bn cubic metre reservoir.

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WNU Editor: If the Nile River dries up you can take this to the bank. A war will break out between Egypt and Ethiopia over water.

Ethiopia Calls US View "Totally Unacceptable" On Nile Dam Negotiations

BBC: Nile Dam: Ethiopia calls US view "totally unacceptable"

Ethiopia has said the US position on the controversial Nile River mega-dam project is "totally unacceptable".

The US is negotiating between Ethiopia and Egypt in the ongoing dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam that some fear could lead to war.

Ethiopia accused the US of overstepping its role as a neutral observer after the US said the dam should not be completed without an agreement.

But its foreign minister said Ethiopia would continue to attend the talks.

Upon completion, the dam will be Africa's biggest hydroelectric power plant and provide Ethiopia and some neighbours with huge amounts of electricity and energy security.

The country wants to start filling the dam in June, but countries downstream are concerned about the impact on their water supply.

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WNU Editor: Egypt is signalling to Ethiopia that they will not accept the current situation .... Egypt’s El Sisi holds military meeting amid tensions with Ethiopia (The National).

More News On The Ethiopian - Egypt Conflict Over The Nile Dam

Ethiopia says US 'undiplomatic' over Nile Dam project -- RTE
Trump tells Sisi U.S. to pursue efforts for deal over Ethiopia dam: Egypt presidency -- Reuters
Trump Calls Egyptian Leader to Discuss Nile Dam -- VOA

Ethiopia, Egypt, And Sudan Have Reached An Agreement On How Ethiopia IsTo Operate Its Dam On The Nile River

Egyptian officials have raised concerns that filling the reservoir behind the dam too quickly could significantly reduce the amount of Nile water available to Egypt [Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]

Al Jazeera: Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan to sign dam agreement by end of February

Foreign ministers of three countries say they have reached an agreement on schedule to fill massive dam on Nile River.

Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan announced they have cleared the way for the filling and operation of a disputed multibillion-dollar dam being built by the Ethiopian government on the Nile River.

In a joint statement issued after four days of talks in Washington, DC, the foreign ministers and water resources officials of the three Northeastern African countries said on Friday they had agreed on a schedule for filling the dam, dubbed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), among other key issues.

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Update #1: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia agree on 3 points of contention over Renaissance Dam (Egypt Today)
Update #2: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to sign final agreement on GERD by end of February (Ahram Online)

WNU Editor: Rgypt has threatened to go to war if a deal was not reached .... Avoiding a dangerous water war between Ethiopia and Egypt (Robert Rotberg Globe and Mail).

Egypt, Ethiopia And Sudan Make Draft Deal On Nile River Dispute

BBC: Nile River dam row: Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan make draft deal

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have reached an initial deal on the filling and operation of what will be Africa's biggest hydro-electric dam.

The three nations agreed, following a meeting in Washington, that the mega dam on the River Nile should be filled in stages during the rainy season.

Ethiopia, which is building the dam, wants to start generating electricity as soon as possible.

But Egypt is concerned about its water supplies if it is filled too fast.

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Update: Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan make slow progress in Nile dam row (DW).

WNU Editor: This dispute has been going on for a very long time. I for one am surprise to see this agreement.

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Resume Talks Over Disputed Nile Dam In Ethiopia

Fresh talks are beginning as construction on Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance dam reaches its final stages. Photograph: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters

The Guardian: Egypt and Sudan in talks to defuse tensions over Ethiopian dam

Nile basin countries fear for their future water supplies as the Grand Renaissance hydroelectric project reaches completion.

A new round of high-level talks has started in Cairo between three Nile basin countries aimed at resolving disputes over Ethiopia’s controversial Grand Renaissance dam, which is set to become Africa’s biggest hydroelectric power plant.

Analysts fear that Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia could be drawn into conflict if the dispute is not resolved before the $5bn dam begins operating next year.

Officials from the US and the World Bank have joined ministers from the three countries for the two-day meeting amid escalating tensions over the dam – most notably the timetable for filling up a reservoir bigger than greater London.

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More News On Egypt, Ethiopia, And Sudan Resuming Talks Over Disputed Nile Dam

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume talks over disputed Nile dam -- Al Jazeera
Nile countries meet for high-stakes talks amid grave Egyptian fears over Ethiopian dam -- New Arab
Egypt hosts new round of talks on Ethiopian Nile dam -- Middle East Monitor
Troubled waters for Egypt as Ethiopia pushes Nile dam -- Phys.org
Troubled waters for Egypt as Ethiopia pushes Nile dam -- AFP

Leaders From Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Meet To Break Nile Dam Talks Deadline

Reuters: Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan hope to break Nile dam talks deadlock in one month

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The leaders of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on Monday set a one-month deadline for laying out the ways to break a deadlock in talks over a mega dam Addis Ababa is building along its share of the Nile, an official said.

Egypt and Ethiopia are at loggerheads over the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam, a $4 billion-hydroelectric project that Cairo fears will reduce waters that run to its fields and reservoirs from Ethiopia’s highlands and via Sudan.

Ethiopia, which is financing the project alone and hopes to become the continent’s biggest power generator and exporter, dismisses the claims. Sudan supports the dam because it will regulate floods and provide electricity and irrigation.

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WNU Editor: They have given themselves one month to resolve this. What's my take .... the dams are already being built in Ethiopia. I doubt that they are going to stop at this moment in time to placate Egypt.

Update: More information on how important the river Nile is .... A major geopolitical crisis is set to erupt over who controls the world’s longest river (Quartz).

More News On The Leaders From Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Meeting To Break Nile Dam Talks

Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan leaders met over Nile dam impasse -- Star Tribune/AP
Nile tensions: Leaders of Ethiopia,Egypt and Sudan say 'all is well' -- Africa News
Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan agree to cooperate on disputed dam -- New China
Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan Nile dam talks begin -- Middle East Monitor

Tensions Grow Between Egypt and Sudan/Ethiopia Over The Nile River

Reuters: Egypt Says It Does Not Want War as Tension Grows With Sudan

CAIRO (Reuters) - President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday Egypt is not conspiring against its neighbors and has no intention to fight, a reference to growing tension with Sudan.

Relations have deteriorated in recent weeks, including over a Sudan-Turkey naval agreement that angered Cairo and an ongoing dispute over a dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile river that runs through all three countries.

In the latest move, Sudan recalled its ambassador to Egypt without saying when he might be back.

"Let's always look for peace and development, our people need that. They don't need us arguing and entering conflict," Sisi said at an inauguration of new projects in the province of Monofeya.

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More News On The Growing Tensions Between Egypt and Sudan/Ethiopia Over The Nile River

'Egypt doesn't conspire or fight against its brothers': President Sisi tells Sudan and Ethiopia -- Ahram Online
Egypt's leader seeks to defuse tension with Sudan, Ethiopia -- SF Chronicle/AP
'Egypt Does Not Conspire Against Anyone': Sisi on Tensions With Sudan -- Al-Bawaba
Egypt's Sisi denies conspiring against Sudan, Ethiopia -- Xinhuanet
What is going on between Egypt and Sudan? -- Sudan Tribune
Fog of War Looms over Egyptian-Sudanese Relations -- The North Africa Post

Egypt, Ethiopia And Sudan Agree On Deal To Share The Resources of The Nile River

VOA: Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Sign Deal on Nile Dam

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have signed a preliminary deal on sharing water from the Nile River, allowing Ethiopia to continue with its construction of a massive new dam.

The leaders said the "declaration of principles" would pave the way for further diplomatic cooperation on the Grand Renaissance Dam, which has stirred fears of a regional resource conflict. No details of the agreement were immediately released.

Ethiopia's Minister of Water, Alemayehu Tegenu, on Monday told VOA's Horn of Africa Service the countries agreed that water from the Nile is essential for all three nations, both for human uses and development activities.

More News On Egypt, Ethiopia And Sudan Agreeing On A Deal To Share The Resources Of The Nile River

Full text of 'Declaration of Principles' signed by Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia -- Ahram Online
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Sign Accord Over Nile Waters -- AP
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan sign agreement on Nile dam -- Reuters
Sudan: Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Sign Deal on Water Sharing -- NYT
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan sign declaration of principles to resolve Nile dam dispute -- Ahram Online
Egypt sets concerns aside to sign Nile dam deal with Ethiopia and Sudan -- The Guardian
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan sign Nile dam accord -- Al Jazeera

Will War Break Out Over The Use Of The Nile River?

Image from Elias Kifle

Nile Water Wars? -- Robert Kaplan, Stratfor

In the 21st century, water could emerge as a more precious commodity than oil. As populations rise, albeit at a slower rate than in the previous century, water becomes a more valuable and critical resource. This is especially true if certain models of climate change portend drought here and there. Wars may not occur because of water; but water, nevertheless, can emerge as both a more important factor and a constraint in geopolitics. A telling example of this has been the increasing tension in the last few years between Egypt and Ethiopia over the use of the Nile River.

These are two highly populous and poor countries we are talking about. Ethiopia has 92 million people and Egypt 81 million. Egypt is a downstream country dependent on the flow of the White Nile from Uganda, South Sudan and Sudan, and on the flow of the Blue Nile from Ethiopia and Sudan. The White and Blue Niles meet outside the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. But there is a great imbalance here: 85 percent of the water of the Nile flowing into Egypt comes from the faster moving Blue Nile in Ethiopia. And Ethiopia, with help from China, is in the process of building a massive hydropower project in its northwest near Sudan, the Grand Renaissance Dam.

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My Comment: This blog has been covering this growing dispute between Egypt and it's southern neighbors over how to use the Nile for the past few years ....

Will Ethiopia's Nile Dam Project Result In War With Egypt? (July 16, 2013)
Egypt - Ethiopia Tensions Rise Over River Nile Treaty (June 13, 2013)
Egypt Warns Ethiopia That All Options Are On the Table Over Blue Nile Dam Project (June 11, 2013)
Egypt And Sudan Are Concerned That Ethiopia's Dam Projects Will Affect The Nile River's Water Flow (May 29, 2013)
Egypt Is Prepared To Go To War Against Ethiopia Over The Nile (October 21, 2012)
Ethiopian Prime Minister Warns Of War Over Control Of The River Nile (November 25, 2010)

Can this dispute erupt into war? This is an easy prediction .... if Ethiopia diverts the water from the Nile .... Egypt will need to react .... and they will got to war.

Will Ethiopia's Nile Dam Project Result In War With Egypt?

Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Nile, on the left, snaking through the Sahara Desert north through Egypt. Taken from the International Space Station in March 2013. (Chris Hadfield / Canadian Space Agency / Reuters)

Brian Stewart: Egypt's Other Existential Crisis — The Nile -- Brian Stewart, CBC

Ethiopia's construction of a giant hydro dam near the headwaters of the Nile has Egypt's leaders talking military action.

Today's Egyptians are facing two overriding crises that threaten their national well being.

The one that is getting all the world headlines involves the domestic unrest over the now former Islamist government; the other is a foreign threat to alter the flow of the country's essential life force, the Nile River.

For millennia, Egypt, which gets very little rainfall, has been totally dependent on the water and the silt of the Nile to survive and feed a now fast-growing population of 85 million.

So critical is this flow of the Nile that any diminution upstream is seen as a threat to the country's very existence. That's why Cairo has long vowed some form of direct military action, if necessary, to stop Ethiopia building a giant hydroelectric dam along the headwaters of the Nile that flows through its northern highlands.

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My Comment: If the Nile becomes only a trickle of what it once was .... mark my words .... that will be a guarantee for a war that will encompass the entire north-eastern part of Africa.

Egypt - Ethiopia Tensions Rise Over River Nile Treaty

Ethiopia Ratifies River Nile Treaty Amid Egypt Tension -- BBC

Ethiopia's parliament has ratified a treaty intended to replace colonial-era agreements that gave Egypt and Sudan the biggest share of the Nile's water.

The move comes amid growing tensions with Egypt over Ethiopia's plans for a hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said on Monday he did not want war but would not allow Egypt's water supply to be endangered.

He said that he was keeping "all options open".

Cairo is worried that the dam will reduce the water supply vital for its 84 million people.

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More News On Rising tensions between Egypt And Ethiopia Over Nile River Dam Developments

Ethiopia ratifies Nile treaty in snub to Egypt -- Reuters
Ethiopia endorses Nile share deal, amid Egypt row -- AFP
Ethiopia Ratifies Controversial Nile Accord -- Voice of America
Egypt’s PM under fire over Ethiopian Dam -- Gulf News
Egypt says dam dispute with Ethiopia not yet a military one -- Ahram Online/Reuters
Egyptian army says ‘too early’ to intervene in dam crisis -- Al Arabiya
Egyptian anger grows over Suez Canal development plan -- Reuters
How Egypt Might Try To Stop Ethiopia's Dam Project -- Forbes/Stratfor

Egypt Warns Ethiopia That All Options Are On the Table Over Blue Nile Dam Project

Egyptians Furious About Planned Ethiopia Dam -- Voice of America

CAIRO — Egyptians are becoming increasingly concerned about Ethiopia's plans to build a massive dam that would mean less water in the Nile river for several years.

Cairo boat captain Adel Gamal ferries goods and people across the Nile. On a run from the banks of the nation's capital to a small island in the middle, he described what the waters mean to him. He called the Nile the source of life. But he, like many Egyptians recently, worry this life source is under threat.

Far upstream, on the main tributary, the Blue Nile, Ethiopia has begun diverting waters to build the massive Grand Renaissance dam. As the reservoir fills in the next few years, water levels downstream will drop.

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More News On Egyptian Protests Against Ethiopia's Blue Nile Dam Project

Egypt’s PM says Ethiopian Nile dam “act of defiance,” vows Egypt will not cede a drop of water -- Washington Post/AP
Egypt "war" talk raises Ethiopia Nile dam stakes -- Reuters
Egyptian warning over Ethiopia Nile dam -- BBC
Egypt Warns All Options Open for Ethiopia Nile Dam -- AP
Egypt Warns Ethiopia Over Blue Nile Dam Project -- RTT
Egypt's PM underscores Nile water supply as national security -- Xinhuanet
Egypt's Nile crisis and the Dam Busters -- UPI
Mursi’s Ethiopia Dam Stance Draws Fire From Egypt’s Opposition -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Egypt And Sudan Are Concerned That Ethiopia's Dam Projects Will Affect The Nile River's Water Flow

Ethiopia Diverts Blue Nile For Controversial Dam Build -- BBC

Ethiopia has started diverting a stretch of the Blue Nile to make way for a $4.7bn (£3.1bn) hydroelectric dam that has caused a dispute with countries downstream, state media say.

The Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is currently under construction, is part of a $12bn (£8bn) investment project to boost power exports.

The Blue Nile is one of two major tributaries of the Nile - one of the world's longest rivers.

Egypt and Sudan object to the dam.

They say it violates a colonial-era agreement, which gives them rights to 90% of the Nile's water.

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More News On Egyptian And Sudanese Concerns On Ethiopia's Dam Projects

Ethiopia diverts flow of Blue Nile -- Al Jazeera
Ethiopia diverts flow of Blue Nile to build dam; Nile-dependent Egypt says it’s not impacted -- Washington Post/AP
Ethiopia Begins Diverting Flow of Blue Nile For Dam Construction -- Voice of America
Egypt summons Ethiopian ambassador over Blue Nile move -- Ahram Online
Egypt Fears Diversion of Nile Waters for a New Dam -- Voice of America
Cairo and Khartoum in talks on Ethiopia Nile diversion -- Al Arabiya
Sudan denies calling for Arab League intervention in Nile dam crisis -- Ahram Online
Ethiopia to Accommodate Nations Concerned by Dam on Nile -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Officials, experts differ on impact of Ethiopia dam move on Egypt -- Ahram Online

My Comment: If the Nile is impacted (contrary to Ethiopian promises) .... expect Egypt (and Sudan) to raise the stakes in what could become an environmental disaster and the potential for war.

Egypt Is Prepared To Go To War Against Ethiopia Over The Nile

STRATFOR: Egypt Is Prepared To Bomb All Of Ethiopia's Nile Dams -- Buisness Insider

In 2010 Egypt discussed taking military action in cooperation with Sudan against Ethiopia to protect their stake in Nile River, according to internal emails from the U.S. private-security firm Stratfor.

Egypt and Sudan currently receive 90 percent of the river’s water under colonial-era accords while upstream countries including Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia have been clamoring for a new deal during more than a decade of talks.

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My Comment: Water has always been the life blood of empires and nations. But while Ethiopia's water projects can change the country for the good .... unfortunately ... Egypt and the Sudan will wage war over these resources.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Warns Of War Over Control Of The River Nile

Image from Elias Kifle

Ethiopia PM Warns Of Nile War -- Al Jazeera

Meles Zenawi said Egypt could not win a war over the Nile river, and accuses Cairo of supporting his country's rebels.

Meles Zenawi, the Ethiopian prime minister, has told Reuters that Egypt could not win a war with Ethiopia over the Nile river.

In an interview on Tuesday, Meles also accused Egypt of trying to destabilise his country by supporting several small rebel groups, but said it was a tactic that would no longer work.

"If we address the issues around which the rebel groups are mobilised then we can neutralise them and therefore make it impossible for the Egyptians to fish in troubled waters because there won't be any," he said.

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More News On Concerns of A War Over The River Nile

INTERVIEW-Ethiopian PM warns Egypt off Nile war -- Reuters
Egypt says "amazed" by Ethiopia's Nile remarks -- Reuters
No war on the Nile just yet -- Bikyamasr
Egypt says war is not option for Nile waters -- Tsehainy
FACTBOX-Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi -- Reuters

My Comment: With population growth surpassing what the present Nile water treaty can provide .... Ethiopia is positioning itself to get a greater allotment of water from the Nile in future discussions..