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Ethiopia Urges Egypt to Stop its Internationalization of GERD

Ethiopia Urges Egypt to Stop its Internationalization of GERD

Ethiopia’s spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Meles Alem, made a statement on current diplomatic affairs. The spokesman said at this time that Egypt is making repeated statements about the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The statements are concerned that Ethiopia should not make a separate decision to hold water in the dam in the coming summer months. "Ethiopia has no obligation to request permission from anyone to fill the Renaissance Dam," he said in response to a question from journalists about the issue. Ambassador Meles said that the Dam is a project that is being built by Ethiopia's…
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The Art of Dominance: GERD is a pretext for meddling<br>Is President Yoweri Museveni the only “Trojan Horse” for Egypt?

The Art of Dominance: GERD is a pretext for meddling
Is President Yoweri Museveni the only “Trojan Horse” for Egypt?

In this series and before I have argued that Egypt deploys all types of instruments to weaken, fragment and dismantle Ethiopia. I provided ample evidence that Egypt does this successfully by identifying, financing, equipping, and arming Ethiopian domestic terrorists, dissidents, profiteers, ethno-nationalists, and secessionists. Externally, Egypt mobilizes, charms, and persuades other countries to support its causes. Unfortunately for Ethiopia, the country’s poor, corrupt, ineffective and ethnicized governance has made Ethiopia porous. There is no doubt in my assessment this enabling environment offers Egypt, terrorists, and other forces inimical to Ethiopia windows of opportunity to weaken and destabilize this ancient country…
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