Is Ethiopia Stealing Egypt's Water?

[@jordenpenitch1532]

What can you do about it doesn’t sound like Ethiopia is doing anything wrong to me

[@michaelscott5653]

Egypt would almost certainly start a war over it.

[@faksone]

Lol what??? Cutting water from ppl is not wrong??😂😂😂😂

[@MarkIsTiredAlways]

​@@faksoneBut they arent cutting off any water? Ethiopia is innocent seems like Egypt is pretty aggressive.

[@user-barrcnslt]

Egypt is still in colonial mode like in the days of the Anglo Egyptian Sudan, when they were colonial cohorts with Britain.

[@mariamtamersamir6545]

​@@MarkIsTiredAlways في الواقع نحن نتمنى أن تكون مصر عدوانية تجاه الأخطار الخارجية لانه لو كانت كذلك فلم نكن لنصل إلى هذا الحال السيء

[@nardosdemissie9473]

No one that remembers the 1977 drought and famine in Ethiopia will even consider the halting of the construction if military action is what they see fit then it’s better to die fighting then starving the GERD is our future and our only hope for a better tomorrow !

[@theprovost]

Please put legends and numbers on the bar charts; it's a simple change but goes a long way for clear understanding

[@69elchupacabra69]

ikr these amateurs lack common sense.

[@IG7799-c4u]

@@69elchupacabra69 Then why are you watching them?

[@theconqueringram5295]

If memory serves, a similar issue involving water resources is happening in the former Soviet states of Central Asia. Looks like water wars could be a thing in the future.

[@eurocrusader1724]

Begun, the water wars have....

[@Noschool100]

i mean once the dam is done the water will flow as normal

[@AquaticIdealist]

@@Noschool100 Breaking a dam might cause severe flooding temporarily, or destruction of anything built in the area after the dam was made. Quite a huge risk

[@nikolark366]

Mad Max!

[@Noschool100]

@@AquaticIdealist what do you mean by "breaking the dam" like Egypt bombing it? cause that's on Egypt. and if your just saying it could collapse, like any structure could collapse.

[@golden8442]

I am Egyptian, I don't want war, I just want agreement with Ethiopia and peace in Africa.

[@abbadalol]

If Egypt agrees equal share of the water then no problem.

[@golden8442]

@@abbadalol If Ethiopia understands that Egypt and Sudan have legitimate concerns and they want to know the filling process and how the GERD would operate because it will impact them and also that is why they want binding agreement, sad Ethiopia wants non-binding.

[@zachoo5135]

@@golden8442 kzbin.info/www/bejne/roe9q5uVlNd5rKM

[@debkass9718]

@@golden8442 I understand you but the agreements presented to Ethiopia are complete trash and at the beginning it was more of a bullying than a negotiation. like making sure Ethiopia won’t get a loan for the constitution there is so many layers to this

[@rediettadesse2828]

@@golden8442 yes we ethiopians don't want wars yoo !!!

[@debkass9718]

This old colonial agreements are laughable England was like “I don’t own Ethiopia but here I give u their water “😅

[@LZ-no3go]

@@DoYoSon 85% is from Ethiopia so it is, cry about it in your desert

[@christiandawit612]

@@DoYoSon 85% of the nile passing through egypt passes is from ethiopia

[@Vandal12143]

As an Ethiopian, everyone wants the dam to be completed with or without agreement, sanctions, pressure or anything else

[@michaelscott5653]

Good. Egypt has been *wasting* the water from the Nile for decades

[@tuhuttmesiii48]

​@@michaelscott5653lol we will wasting the blood except water

[@enigmamyth]

Would you be alright with the war too

[@2ollyEzay]

Well as an Egyptian, I understand the Ethiopians' point of view, And I hope Ethiopia can advance it's economy. All African nations, I really do. It's not like we have anything against Ethiopians, And I hate how heated and enraged the discussions often get. It's the eternal problem of our human condition really, There are so many of us with all our differences and we need to share the finite resources of our planet. But the problem is that we haven't seen mere willingness to negotiate let alone to offer any concessions from the Ethiopian government. And I don't think most understand what the Nile is to Egypt. The Nile isn't just important to Egypt, Egypt IS the Nile. We owe our very existence to the thin blue line and it's green banks running in the middle of the Sahara desert, Since the first recorded settlement of ancient Egyptians from millennia. Look at satellite images of night urban lights of Egypt and you'll understand what I mean. We've never been ones to solve our conflict with military means, And I condemn any war mongers from either side because it's shameful. But what I fear is that the Nile is such a huge national security concern to the point that if Ethiopia keeps acting unilaterally, This could reach a point that even the most self-restraining government could be forced into a conflict, Which I believe is something that both our people would hate to see. Diplomacy is how two civilized nations should resolve their disputes. Peace & love to all.

[@Buoy-lm8rj]

@@2ollyEzay Peace for all of us. As a Sudanese-Canadian living in Egypt alhamdulilah, I love Ethiopia and Egypt and I hope for peace. Beautiful countries 🇸🇩🇪🇬🇪🇹❤️

[@maxwellweiss9849]

Good to mention Egypt is also building a town with a park four times the size of Central Park in the middle of the desert.

[@MSULIMAN]

True! It looks amazing already! You should come and visit 😏

[@موسى_7]

What a waste.

[@mattia8327]

After it had already built another in the middle of the desert by the previous dictator. Each dictator builts his own capital town, every time larger than the old one and leaves the rest of egypt poor and underdeveloped. This town is planned to have the tallest flagpole, the tallest skyscraper and a new military headquarter 4 times the size of the pentagon.

[@hotbloodedethiopian6229]

@@MSULIMANdon’t worry, you’ll be drinking that park water soon since Egypt hasn’t paid its water bills to Ethiopia in 2000 years

[@MSULIMAN]

@@hotbloodedethiopian6229 your people have their hearts filled with envy and hate because we are better than you 🙃

[@amk2321]

I disagree, I doubt there will be a war over the Nile. 1. The upstream states, such as Kenya and Uganda, remain on friendly terms with Ethiopia. They are not affected by the dam and see no point in entering a needless conflict. An anti-Ethiopian coalition is an exaggeration. 2. The first three rounds of reservoir filling, caused little to no harm. In fact, floods in Sudan continued during the filling process. 3. Starting a war is easy but ending them can prove to be more challenging. Starting a war will also inevitably lead to sanctions and international isolation. Therefore Egypt and Sudan are unlikely to enter into a conflict, especially as international pressure would cause domestic instability. 4. Striking the dam is also out of question. Doing so will result in the release of 20 BCM of water, which would flush away Sudanese cities and compromise the structural integrity of the Aswan High Dam.

[@kingace6186]

This comment is extremely minimalist and ignorant of the already brewing geopolitical tensions. Kenya & Uganda are already very strained because of the refugees fleeing the Ethiopian Government in masses. Same thing with Sudan + an intense and hot border conflict. Egypt is already on the verge of becoming a failed state -- and Ethiopia is already a failed state.

[@amk2321]

@@kingace6186 You say the comment is minimalistic but fail to prove how. No Ethiopian refugees are entering Kenya in masses and Ethiopia does not even share a border with Uganda. Just how does your comment prove that there will be a war between Ethiopia and Egypt ? If Egypt is becoming a failed state, as you claim, then the last thing it would want is war on it’s hands.

[@OWI___d]

@@kingace6186 You are ignorant to think Ethiopia can be a failed state

[@REDQUEEN1999]

Its not like you can avoid a war or something else even if u wanted to, there is a reason behind everything, and the reason is the Biblical prophecy must be fulfilled spoken by Ezekiel about the land of Egypt concerning the Nile river. Read Ezekiel 29, 1-21.

[@alexlehrersh9951]

Point two is 90% false. Are their any sanctions or isolation now on Ethopia? DO only thinhg some the world sanctions is Russia

[@Yaman328]

Hell of a title TLDR..... How the hell are Ethiopians stealing Egyptian water, in Ethiopia??!!

[@ExpiredMike]

.. you watched the video?

[@Yaman328]

@@ExpiredMike of course I did... So Egypt is allowed to dam the Nile, but Ethiopia can't? 2) Ethiopia built the dam in Ethiopia correct? Please enlightenment me buddy

[@Protont]

YES if anything Egypt is stealing Ethiopia’s water

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

@@Protont absolutely

[@JR47846]

well if you change the curse of a river you are in fact stealing water

[@iCuddleAfter6]

I don't even live in Africa but that is such an egregiously one sided title

[@bababababababa6124]

@@jmithab2190 yes and the answer is NO

[@elite7329]

The anwser is yes

[@AbdullahAmar]

And the answer is yes !

[@gytoser801]

what does egregiously mean

[@AMR_k400]

Some one is carrying an agenda i guess.

[@ketzergaw2593]

is egypt stealing ethiopian water?

[@golden8442]

Ethiopia is stealing Egypt's water

[@ashiinsane90]

No it isnt.. since Egypt's water usage doesnt affect Ethopia..

[@debkass9718]

What about the fuckin Vito that limits the use of water for the past decades?

[@ulrichbrodowsky5016]

I feel like outright war is too much a risk for Egypt to take. Threatening it however makes perfectly sense. The good thing about this whole situation is that it can be waited out. As soon as the reservoir is full in a few years, there isn't really anything to fight for anymore. (Also Sudan and even Egypt might buy some of the electricity, making it easier to overlook past angers about the dam.)

[@seesee2132]

I heard sudan is already buying

[@TheBooban]

A few years without water would wipe out Egyptian civilization, let alone a single month. And its rather easy to sabotage a dam covertly.

[@adonisarmanazi5346]

marking ethiopia's instability I think a coalition by all the countries would actually force Ethiopia into negotiations.

[@abdiganisugal825]

@@adonisarmanazi5346 I'm curious what you mean by coalition of countries, since the Blue Nile only goes through 3 countries (Ethiopia > Sudan > Egypt). Do you mean countries other than the three mentioned?

[@abdiganisugal825]

@@TheBooban I agree with you. However, if sabotaging the dam leads to a major flood, then that could be just as a big a problem. I believe the Aswan Dam is only really designed to handle the annual flooding of the Lower Nile. I can't imagine what would it have to deal with if the GERD lost water too quickly. Sudan is also in the hypothetical flood path, so we can say goodbye to Khartoum city.

[@stjohnsilver9538]

Egypt: "This is our water too and you're stealing it!" Ethiopia: "I don't give a dam!"

[@VerdeMorte]

Just for that cheesey joke I'd nuke them

[@kingace6186]

LOL but it pretty much summarizes the relationship.

[@slickrick2420]

Except it's not Egypt's water... It literally comes from Ethiopia

[@VerdeMorte]

@@slickrick2420 Oaks vs Maples

[@AbdullahAmar]

@@slickrick2420 it belongs to all the 11 countries!

[@MrAnonymousRandom]

The problem is that Egypt is hiding behind a colonial era agreement.

[@fayseldifficile5618]

You are damn right, bro. One of the many huge hypocrisies of Egyptians is to defend a colonial treaty only when this treaty suits them like the very st**ky 1929 highly illegal Nile pseudo-treaty established by the f**s English colonizers of the Egyptians and granting an highly illegal priority to Egyptians regarding the use of the Nile waters while in the same time the Egyptians denounce the 1917 Balfour declaration of their f**s English colonizers supporting and granting to Jews worldwide a Jewish state in Palestine.

[@somethinglikethat2176]

Especially when Ethiopia wasn't even a party to the agreement.

[@zezenkop412]

What agreement

[@roberamerga4822]

@@zezenkop412 the agreement Egypt made with Sudan to share the river Nile

[@zezenkop412]

@@roberamerga4822 what is the name of the agreement and that has to do with egypt and Ethiopia

[@wabdinur]

Next, Egypt will file a complaint that Ethiopia is breathing its air.

[@bohgamegl]

The Egyptians clearly have no right to monopolize so much water

[@ExpiredMike]

Yesss! Let them dehydrate because we're heartless assholes!!

[@Protont]

@@ExpiredMike They decided to make treaty about water and how much each country will get without other countries involved, now it’s Ethiopia’s turn for making decisions without Egypt

[@bababababababa6124]

@@ExpiredMike well yeah you are heartless assholes 😂😂 how can Egypt and Sudan sign a treaty that screws over 8 other countries without their input?😂

[@yes_we_can05]

Video title should be 'is Egypt stealing Ethiopia's Nile water ?'

[@golden8442]

Answer to your fake ass title is NO! The current one is great and speaks the truth about this conflict!

[@zachoo5135]

@@golden8442 Egypt should pay Ethiopia for every gallon of water, will Egypt give it oil for free?

[@marwanelbana4771]

@@zachoo5135 This is the philosophy of an Ethiopian citizen... You are comparing oil that needs millions of dollars to extract... As for the water that you have no business with except that God has given it to us.. You want our experiences to pay for that water that has been running in Egyptian lands for thousands of years.

[@zachoo5135]

@@marwanelbana4771 not anymore my guy you can use what's left over from us though

[@marwanelbana4771]

@@zachoo5135 You speak with ease and do not know that an environmental catastrophe will literally happen.... The flames of that disaster will inevitably devour your country...Especially you are a country whose economy is weak and its army is weak and divided into different ethnicities and religions.

[@MrTato1960]

I think you might got it wrong this time; the dispute is mainly about how fast the reservoir behind the dam is filled not about the share in the water. That's because once the reservoir behind the dam is full, the water will start flowing again at the previous rate. Egypt and Sudan wanted long duration so the water shortage won't be severe, while Ethiopia want short duration to get the most out of the dam as soon as possible.

[@golden8442]

Yeah, I am Egyptian and I understand both sides in this dispute.

[@abbadalol]

Ethiopia uses to fill the dam the extra water they get during rainy season which fluids Egypt and Sudan.

[@Hellodumbbitchs]

@@abbadalol Sudan maybe but no floods happen in egypt

[@go408]

I think that fundamentally Egypt is not mainly worried about the time to fill the reservoir behind the dam. They have already agreed the filling time to be between 4 and 7 years depending on the rainy seasons. What worries Egypt though is once Ethiopia has built a dam of this magnitude on the Blue Nile, it won´t stop there. There will be of course more dams to come, not only for electricity production but also for irrigation. Ethiopia has an uncontested right to equitably utilize its natural resources without causing significant harm to downstream states. The equitable utilization of the Nile waters leads unequivocally to the equitably sharing of the Nile waters, which according to Egypt's understanding Sudan and Egypt are entitled to the utilization of the whole of the Nile waters. By sharing equitably the Nile Waters among all riparian states Egypt is going to lose its hydro hegemony on the Nile, meaning losing free drinks. That is the worry. However, the solution lies in finding a peaceful win-win resolution to the conflict, which opens the doors for cooperation and collaboration among all riparian states.

[@Churros1616]

Sudan has actually changed their tune and now they do support the Renaissance dam. Because they have seen that Ethopia has done incredible research on filling the dam, without harming the downstream countries. Egypt is afraid of something Ethopia turned out not doing. Mr. Sweilam said Egypt was not affected by Ethiopia's third dam filling last summer. Egypt was also not affected by the first and second Renaissance dam fillings in the summers of 2020 and 2021.

[@mooneymooney251]

Through out it's history Ethiopia has seen these types of movie before, but always prevail!

[@chrvsalism2102]

Your in the middle of a civil war lmao

[@chrvsalism2102]

@@azurethegolden7928 mother of Africa is apparently getting a divorce lmaoo half of your country is burning

[@golden8442]

@@chrvsalism2102 Yeah, but they like to act like they are picture perfect even when their nation is burning into pieces! Tigray will be its own nation, Egypt and Sudan support that!

[@golden8442]

@Chrvsalism Egypt is Ethiopia's father and mother!!! We legit carried Ethiopia, for example, their church used to be under Egyptians! 😂😂😂😭😅😭💀🇪🇬

[@እየሩሳሌም-ቀ6ለ]

@@golden8442 You have to be alive first to be carrying us don't you think😆remember 85%😁 Let's not talk about religion here, that's not something we should be fighting about. Ethiopian emperors helped many Coptic Christians because they were treated badly by the Muslim majority don't forget that.

[@danbeg4183]

just imagine you contribute 86% of water to Nile and planted 20 billion trees in the time of 20 years to maintain Nile flow .it's embarrassing to say the owner of a cow you still the milk.

[@koantao8321]

I live in Egypt. The main issue is not the dam in itself, but the rate of filling it up. Last year things were calm because of exceptional rains which allowed the fulfillment of the filling for 2021 without damaging water supplies down stream. However, the situation is different now. Egypt depends greatly on the Nile, Ethiopia doesn't. They apparently use less water pro capita, but only because they lack infrastructure, so the water pulled from local wells is not counted. Egypt may not directly wage war against Ethiopia, but it could arm the rebels if the Ethiopian government refuses to enter talks. A compromise is possible which will slightly hurt both sides, but which will bring benefits to future generations in all countries involved.

[@noobsowhat5744]

Arming rebels and terrorist groups has never backfired on any country.. play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[@koantao8321]

@@noobsowhat5744 just because Americans botched it, it doesn't mean that the rest of the world is incapable of doing it. Just look at Israel, they are masters at it.

[@Larsino2000]

egyptians are the entitled ones of africa. Egypts failure to negotiate and just straight up demand is the reason why they lost all leverage on the flow rate in the first place.

[@enderguardian7443]

@@noobsowhat5744 exactly it’s not like when india armed the tamil tigers to spark civil war in sri lanka they also made attacks in india as there were tamils there too

[@dingytick9457]

@@noobsowhat5744 yea and disallow a country from water access and see what happens

[@erez2111]

I love this because you don't normally hear about foreign disputes and affairs in the U.S. I had no clue that another war was this close.

[@Chad-bc9vi]

I don't think a war will happen here, there would be conflicts but not war

[@erez2111]

@@Chad-bc9vi Who knows the same was thought about Russia and Ukraine it may happen it may not however the war with Russia and Ukraine changed things maybe now wars will be more likely we will just have to wait and see.

[@Chad-bc9vi]

@@erez2111 Russia and Ukraine war are very much different case I think, Russian has been really aggressive to similar case like what happen in Georgia in 2008 and Crimea in 2014, so in Ukraine and Russia war case it's not really unexpected, but you're right, who knows, but I don't think it'll be worth it for any of the country if a war were to happen

[@revenger211]

This has been going on for years. Don't take everything you hear as is, there's always a whole lot more.

[@bababababababa6124]

@@erez2111 that’s the problem with western media and why westerners are so oblivious to what happens in other places in the world

[@wyattstephen1592]

hard to be mad at Ethiopia, they're my favorite nation in Africa simply for how based they've been throughout history.

[@user-or1rm1ol3q]

Based. What I don't understand dummy

[@Thunder_playz_331]

Same

[@mr.snaplles5964]

Resisting colonizers like chads, except for that brief stint in WW2

[@dahfur2735]

Also Egypt is my favorite country of africa and history

[@007kingifrit]

a smarter person bent on his own survival would dislike a country for being successful and side with the weaker nation that is more likely to obey us....that's how our foreign policy works

[@Medicine91]

Imagine that a sovereign country can't use its own water for the use of its people. Ethiopians should wallow in poverty and darkness while others (Egyptians) enjoy the benefits of their water? Egypt also has dams on the Nile.

[@Emanon...]

Except that's not how it works in reality. You can't just unilaterally shut off water supply to neighbours without consequences...

[@Protont]

@@Emanon... You can if you’re too hard to invade and trade only a little with them, and Ethiopia is easy to defend thanks to it’s mountains and trade between them is just little over 50 mil dollars each year which isn’t really a lot

[@bababababababa6124]

@@Emanon... so Ethiopia shouldn’t be allowed to use THEIR water because Egypt said so? Why do North Africans think they have control over Sub-Saharan countries? Ethiopia can do whatever the hell they want within their own borders, why should they remain in poverty with regular blackouts just so Egyptians won’t cry? 😂😂

[@Soclever]

@@Emanon... tell that to China

[@golden8442]

@@bababababababa6124 North African nations are much better than Sub-Saharan nations. That is one fact. Also you are racist against North Africans lol I am Egyptian and I see myself as North African, but you see me as Arab and European! I swear you Afro-centrists really piss me off! Stop being only pro-black and you hating on non-Blacks!

[@Wanjox]

Some factual errors in this video. Abiy Ahmed is the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, not the president. The president is called Sahle-work Zewde.

[@josemourinho2820]

Never thought I’d see a video about Sudan (my country) on this channel Thanks!

[@golden8442]

Nice! I love Sudan from Egypt! How do you feel about this dispute!

[@albevanhanoy]

About that "The Nile goes through 10 African countries" statement, Tanzania, Kenya and the DRC seem kind of a stretch as they only countain parts of the lakes that flow into the White Nile, but not the river itself... But even if we accept that definition, including Rwanda and Burundi seems even *more* of a stretch as the river they contain that flows into Lake Victoria is not even called the Nile by that point, but the Kagera. Just being a geography nerd, don't mind me.

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

You're absolutely right

[@yohannestesfayeadane1446]

It's my dam and over.

[@livonian_knight9351]

_Just being a geography nerd, don’t mind me._ Nah, sometimes we need people like you. Keep being a geography nerd.

[@albevanhanoy]

@@livonian_knight9351 Thanks, that is very pleasant to hear

[@marcusaustralius2416]

You had the perfect opportunity to title this "Could this spell a DAM war?" and you blew it Good going man

[@zaidabd7601]

God DAM , WATer missed opportunity

[@t.wcharles2171]

A dam shame

[@golden8442]

Well, I think it should have been "Why Ethiopia should give a DAM about Egypt." but that is a good title as well I must say! Love from Egypt! Hate Ethiopia!

[@raaf4678]

​@@golden8442hate ethiopia?

[@ibeeadane4430]

Invading Ethiopia is unwise. Egypt saw where this is going. Ethiopia is taking over the region as the new energy and fresh water hub to even all the way to the middle east. That's a lot of leverage there. A power shift in the region is what's worrying the Egyptians. I don't even think Egyptians are in a position to afford such a massive invasion. They will simply lose as there is noway Ethiopia will give in that way.

[@mickbubbles6806]

Egypt is also going to be having grain and fertilizer shortages from the war in Ukraine. This combined with the water problem will make them a lot less likely to come to the negotiating table. Everyone needs water, but when people in your country are going hungry, there’s a lot more of an incentive to not play fair

[@mohamedbenhamida3748]

There is no fair in politics. A good politician is the one who protects his people's interests (The intrests of the majority of his citizens) a bad politician is a one that does not.

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

@@mohamedbenhamida3748 then every politician is bad

[@TheEnginator]

People in Ethiopia have been starving for decades.

[@IanG99]

Dam these wars are getting out of hand

[@melakuhailelikka]

First, the caption "Is Ethiopia Stealing Egypt's Water?" is derogatory to Ethiopia. More than 90% of the water in the River Nile originates from Ethiopia and it is building the dam on its soil, which is not stealing. Second, the reservoir has already been filled with 22 billion cubic meters of water, which is capable of flooding the downstream countries if the dam is bombed. So the possibility of war on the GERD is nil.

[@golden8442]

You steal my country water bro! Shame on you!

[@victorien3704]

Yes it is stealing. It is internationally recognised that hampering down stream countries is a war crime. And Ethiopia doesn't rely on the blue nile. Ethiopia experiences frequent rainfall and their rivers exceed the thousands. However egypt only has one source of fresh water the nile river.

[@zachoo5135]

@@victorien3704 kzbin.info/www/bejne/roe9q5uVlNd5rKM you can drink from your swimming pool haha

[@Croviajo]

If Egypt is richer than Ethiopia why they don't go for desalination, or atleast they should control their overpopulation, it is clear that Ethiopia has the right to exploit its resources on however they want

[@LUKI4SS]

ethiopias population is actually 120m btw

[@y9731]

It’s not egypts Water, Ethiopia contributes over 85% of the water but hasn’t benefited from this at all. This title should be is Egypt stealing Ethiopias water ?

[@rediettadesse2828]

Egypt contributes nothing they are just recipiamts , it barely rains there , it's all desert

[@faksone]

Lol what?? R u high??? That's the nature

[@kingcopra1224]

ازاي تسرق يعني ده نهر دولي ربنا الي خلقه

[@fustumwoldeyes803]

How is this stealing? If you use your natural resources to develop your country, Ethiopian has the right use it own natural resources. If Egypt try to attack Ethiopian dam by force, there will not be a single drop of water goes to Egypt, the people of Ethiopian change the course of the river and eventually Egypt city's will collapse.

[@golden8442]

Our villages are bigger than Ethiopian cities habibi.

[@MarkIsTiredAlways]

​@@golden8442Bro thinks insulting another antion will make peace. Or maybe you dont want peace?

[@berhanuabebe1491]

I can give you credit for a fair presentation of the Nile water relevant historic background and the current status of GERD. But there is a missing fact that almost 90% the blue Nile flow is in 3 months during the Ethiopian rainy season. What the GERD does is hold this water and release it equally throughout the year after generating electricity. If Egypt and Sudan buy the excess electricity, the water will keep flowing. The river should serve the betterment of the all the people it touches.

[@Wiki8Will]

Oh god not another war...

[@sherifelsaman9476]

I am an egyptian and I'm telling you don't worry there wouldn't be any war.

[@K3rrJu5t1n]

Also Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia: starts the Second African World War

[@bababababababa6124]

Ethiopia has been in a civil war for months now but because they’re black and African you haven’t heard about it.

[@koantao8321]

@@K3rrJu5t1n what is it, African or World War? You can't have both. In any case, don't worry Egypt does not want a war.

[@aleksaradojicic8114]

@@K3rrJu5t1n Nah, that should be third one. They had two Congo wars, which were effectively two continental wars.

[@al.bay24]

So you could say... It could spark a dam' war.

[@echidnanatsuki882]

Badam Tsch

[@al.bay24]

@@echidnanatsuki882 I like subaru too! One of the best car manufacturers lol

[@echidnanatsuki882]

@@al.bay24 agree.

[@andmos1001]

Yeet!

[@kingace6186]

@@al.bay24 LOL. Re:Zero is so great!

[@ReySchultz121]

Considering the size of the garden in the new administrative capital, it's more likely the other way around.

[@user-or1rm1ol3q]

We. Didn't ask. For. Water from Ethiopia you. Dummy. To green. Our new capital. We can do it because we are smart

[@elite7329]

Yeah only Egypts vanity projects will suffer as a result of this damn and not, I don't know, THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF EGYPT?

[@user-or1rm1ol3q]

@@elite7329 we don't have. Vanity projects you dummy

[@joetigo2928]

Starting a water war would be a strategic mistake as the upstream countries could disrupt the flow of water. Negotiating a deal from which all can benefit serves a better future. Whatever Egypt signed with the colonisers back then is obsolete.

[@golden8442]

No, it is still legally binding, where are you from?

[@rediettadesse2828]

Egypt didn't sign with colonisers , the colonisers signed it for her representing her cus she was owned by them lol ethiopia was free back then

[@rediettadesse2828]

@@golden8442 haha ethiopia doesn't accept those terms , watch !!!!

[@timesnews9609]

Ethiopia has built the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in the lower stream of the River Abay,that means Ethiopia has tremendous empathy for Sudan and Egypt. Long live for Ethiopia .

[@Pppp-yf4lj]

There's some kind of ticking/drumming noise in the background. It's hard to notice at first but it's present, and once you hear it it becomes an annoying distraction hard to disregard. The sound persists throughout the video and the nature of it is reminiscent of a fan. Example 7:25 is where it really stands out, as you pause narrating. Edit: It's also prevalent through your other videos and videos you make for other channels.

[@cybermaru]

You're right, I just noticed it too

[@naansoos798]

sounds like a noisy fan ceiling

[@autarchprinceps]

I love how Egypt & Sudan decided on their own, that they would have veto powers and how much the upstream countries could take, as well as just increasing their joint share. That is not how a treaty works. You do have to include the other parties, or they have no requirement to keep to what you decided. Doesn't mean there shouldn't be a joint agreement here, but it is a previous dickish move nontheless.

[@kingace6186]

A pretty dickish move is restricting access to water for nations that are located in the Sahara, while Ethiopia is located in the Sahel.

[@greengeck0]

@@kingace6186 doesn't change the fact that the dialogue where Sudan and Egypt decided the terms and do not even want budge on anything and then the fact that hold little leverage asides military action. Means that any sane nation is going to call the bluff until all parties actually want to sit down and discuss it. If they are so worried about water security I don't see how their actions reflect that as all of the compromises seem to be expected to be at Ethiopia's expense, also the veto idea only applicable to upstream countries is just a ridiculous idea.

[@zedmekonnen901]

Why would the world would be without England know mischievous reporting keep the viral and exploit the rest

[@Joe-uv9jo]

@@kingace6186 Sounds like Egypt tried to have it all to themselves but then got outsmarted by Ethiopia

[@SimplyVanis]

​@@Joe-uv9jo Define outsmarting? Because when you said this, this clip came in mind... kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXLOpWaDnpWHqNE

[@nevets2371]

Ethiopia isn't really doing too well internally at the moment, I doubt they would want to add an external conflict as well.

[@sparkypvp2167]

Actually sadly that can united Ethiopia, but as I know and recall normal Ethiopian have invested there money for the dam and war would be the only resolution if it can not be solved diplomatically.

[@dyse13]

I think it all boils down to whether Sudan will go to war with Ethiopia/accept Egyptian troops to cross their land. No other country in the nile delta less these two care that much about the Ethiopian renaissance dam and how it reduces the flow of water to the North

[@adel-dm8lc]

@Regulus egypt with the new president is the fastest growing economy in the world tho...

[@phoenix2.020]

That's true. But Ethiopia is known to have fought both internal and external conflicts at the same time. But yeah, I don't think anyone wants a repeat of that.

[@westesfaye5684]

Asshole & evils 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹Ethiopian is stronger 💪 than ever

[@AlecsNeo]

I don't take any sides here but how can 2 countries sign a deal that says 8 other countries don't have a say. And they are the 2 countries that have the least power since they are downstream.

[@adonisarmanazi5346]

it was during Anglo colonization. nevertheless Sudan and Egypt are the only 2 countries which are dominated by desert biomes, so it made sense for them to take most of the water, not mentioning their biggest economies. this never posed any troubles and upstream countries were okay with it, until ethiopia's economy grew and now they need a higher source of energy.

[@neonarb1613]

@@adonisarmanazi5346 they weren't okay with it but they were busy Ethiopia tried building a dam for soo long haile selassie and before him tried. haile selassie started building but had trouble funding when the Italians attacked then derg tried but was overthrew etc

[@golden8442]

@@neonarb1613 Both were dictators who only cared about power and killing their people lol.

[@rediettadesse2828]

It doesn't fucking matter what they signed , ethiopia doesn't accept that shit , they'll get their share after whatever is left of ethiopian borders since they didn't acknowledged ethiopia lmao

[@rediettadesse2828]

@@adonisarmanazi5346 the truth is Ethiopia was independent at the time the others were ruled by British and British could not force ethiopia into signing anything so they signed it by THEMSELVES for THIER colonies

[@victormutabazi8208]

Egypt is being Arrogant and selfish.. That would serve it fair in the nearby future. Make my words...

[@online3010]

The water belongs to Ethiopia when water is in its country. Egypt can use desalination because the have access to the ocean and Ethiopia doesn't have ocean access. Egypt has a huge desert to can Cheap solar energy.

[@zachoo5135]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/roe9q5uVlNd5rKM

[@jordi95]

The US could try and apply their Narrative to their own country, after all, they are cutting Mexico from the Colorado river water supply, destroying the aquifers and its wildlife...

[@gediminaskucinskas6952]

Why just Mexico? Even states themselves have issue over Colorado river. For example Arizona aint very happy with California due to this issue.

[@雷-t3j]

Mexico doesn't depend on the Colorado river, and environmental damage is not what the tension is about. And this is a divisive issue inside the US as well, could've mentioned that instead of just "US stealing water from Mexico"

[@golden8442]

Yeah we Egyptians are one of the greatest people in one of the greatest nations of all time! Allah bless Egypt! We are strong, Ethiopia is weak. We can win a war with Ethiopia in such a short amount of time! We launch the operation, fly over Ethiopia with ease, blow up their stupid dam, maybe we can even help TPLF rebels by giving them air support! Oh man, it would be so great! I am honestly so blessed to be Egyptian and not Ethiopian because Ethiopia is a failed state while Egypt is living good right now! Inshallah

[@stephenjenkins7971]

US wasn't the one that made this narrative, genius. Your bitterness over the US is hilarious though,

[@jordi95]

@@stephenjenkins7971 Bitterness? I'm from Europe, the Colorado river situation doesn't affect me, I was just pointing out how the US acts like they want to solve problems between other countries when they are doing the same

[@heshamhero6149]

The Issue Ethiopia is looking to build a hydropower dam known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The dam is planned to be built on the Nile which is said to be disastrous for Egypt. An important fact to note, the Nile flows upwards (south to north). Why is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam controversial? GERD (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam) is being built on the Nile to generate cheap renewable electricity for Ethiopia. It's planned to be the biggest hydroelectric dam in Africa. However, due to its size, it will have a catastrophic effect on the Nile River. Ecology The dam will in no doubt stop the flow of water from the south to the north, by way of the massive reservoir that will be built for the dam. Resulting in the river running dry. This will have a huge catastrophic event in the countries up north such as Egypt as it'll result in the landscape becoming a barren desert. More so, neighboring countries surrounding Egypt as far away as Northen Europe will be affected (see bird migration below). Thousands of animals and plant species will be wiped out both endangered and common such as - Plants: Egyptian Cotton, Lotus plant (papyrus), Eucalyptus, Date palms, Opuntia (Prickly Pears), Markh, Acacia, Tamarisk, Animals: lizards (Too many to specify), Frogs (such as the Heqet), Nile crocodile (second largest extant reptile in the world), Egyptian jackal, Dorcas Gazelles, Jerboa - Lesser Egyptian jerboa - Greater Egyptian jerboa, Egyptian cobra (Naje haje), Egyptian vipers, Scorpions, Speckled snake, Hyrax, Caffre cat, Ichneumon (insect, not the medieval dragon), Egyptian mongoose, Buffalos, Hippopotamus, Neophron percnopterus, Many varieties of insects and rodents Egypt is also a major bird migrating location. The following is a quote from (voyagesphotosmanu, 2017) Egypt is rich in birdlife. Many birds pass through in large numbers on their spring and autumn migrations; in all, there are more than 200 migrating types to be seen, as well as more than 150 resident birds. This includes birds ranging from Flamingos to Eagles. Many of the birds migrating come from Europe. More so, the once lush green fields situated near the Nile will be no more. Which brings me to my next point.... Famine Millions of people live along the Nile, from those in Ethiopia to Egypt. Egypt alone has is a nation of around 90 million. 39 million people live in the Delta region in northern Egypt with the rest living alongside the Nile to the south. Egyptians only reside on just 9% of their nation's land and the country is mostly desert and can not sustain life. The river Nile is literally the lifeblood of Egypt. Vegetation cannot grow without it. The rich, alluvial Nile valley allows Egypt to be the center of agriculture in North Africa and the Middle East. Without the Nile, there'ed be mass famine and drought. In such a case, mass migration and even war are inevitable. Again, this won't just affect Egypt but countries around the Middle East and North Africa that import food from Egypt. Economic Consequences Egypt's Economy and those of its neighbors would sink. Agriculture is a huge part of the Egyptian economy. Not to mention the panic of no water. I don't need to add more for this part, its common sense and self-explanatory What's with Egypt and colonial era treaties? Countless Egyptian leaders have rattled their sabres in defense of the water supply. This has soured relations with the eight other countries that share the Nile basin. Most of them have agreed to co-operate with each other, dismissing another old treaty which, Egypt claims, gives it a veto over upstream projects. Treaties have resulted in inequitable rights to the use of Nile water between the countries of the Nile Basin. There has been many dating from 1891 to 1925 (Wikipedia, 2017). British, Italian and French treaties guaranteed that Egypt must be assured a certain percentage of Nile water. In other words, *a bare minimum amount of water* must reach Egypt to sustain life and countries south should not prevent this.

[@raaf4678]

You wrote down a long story which hasn't aged well. 😂 the reservoir has been filled now in four sessions, and as the Ethiopians mentioned, there were no problems. There actually even were floods in sudan which would have been way worse if the reservoir would not have been filled during the rainy season. Stop falling for Egypt propaganda please. 😂

[@heshamhero6149]

"Ethiopians mentioned, there were no problems" -51 billion predicted by experts in the current filling speed agricultural damage which will take a long time to recover. -A flood that was never seen before in Sudanese history during filling. -Significant damage to Aswan High Dam's hydroelectric and reservoir generation. -Many Egyptians became jobless. -Refusal to negotiate on the management of the dam without jeopardizing downstream rights. -Refusal to send Egyptian Sudanese and International experts to inspect dam integrity. maybe you are the one who shouldn't fall to Ethiopian propaganda. @@raaf4678

[@Henny007]

Are you not even Ashamed when you call it as a stealing??? 85% of the water generate from the mother land of Ethiopia. Not to forget over 90% of the population in Egypt have electricity. While 40% in Ethiopia, it's not even stable. It's terrible how some one can be so selfish while other are in lack of something.....

[@demalomedia]

Egypt had been stolen Ethiopian water for centuries and yet Ethiopia has to build another more and more dams

[@metarus208]

Ethiopia is right

[@user-or1rm1ol3q]

And Russia is right

[@phoenix2.020]

@@user-or1rm1ol3q Russia and Ethiopia are actually allies. They both have historically had a good relationship with one another.

[@user-or1rm1ol3q]

@@phoenix2.020 Russia and. Egypt are more allies. Than. Russia and Ethiopia. Just. That. You should know

[@phoenix2.020]

@@user-or1rm1ol3q I mean from what I've seen, the US has been a bigger ally to Egypt in this dispute, and Russia took the side of Ethiopia. I heard that Egypt was upset at Russia for that. I don't know, politics is just a confusing thing.

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

The update Videos really help, because only if I learn things twice or thrice, I really remember.

[@eldios831]

How can you steal what comes from your country.... Egypt should come down and negotiate with Ethiopia not the other way round

[@Protont]

Agreed keep complaining about British and Ottomans stealing from them yet they’re trying to claim water which is other country’s property

[@somethinglikethat2176]

@@Protont and pointing to a deal the British made to back up their claims.

[@AnOldDiver]

Thank you - very helpful

[@mooneymooney251]

Egypt should invest in modern water preservation technology instead of buying more F16s that it will never use.

[@golden8442]

Egypt needs to maintain its strong armed forces in the event of attacks also we have plenty of terrorist problems.

[@mooneymooney251]

@@golden8442 you don't need expensive F16s to fight terrorism. You know the F16s will retire without being used in a single combat! You're just making Lockheed Martin rich, and the US knows that very well!

[@golden8442]

@@mooneymooney251 You Ethiopians struggling with fighting terrorism. Egypt is so safe because of our leaders and armed forces!

[@mooneymooney251]

@@golden8442 I never said we didn't, what I am saying is you don't need very expensive f16 fighters that are made for conventional battle. You can get drones for the fraction of the cost that can do the job better. Listen we can argue all day long about this, but Egypt's fat military budget could be used better to improve Egyptian lives!✌️

[@golden8442]

@@mooneymooney251 ENDF has a lot of potenial, I admit that, however, you guys need more funding.

[@Emanon...]

Begun, the Water wars have

[@IllusiveDude]

I say its a good thing Egypt is facing a water crisis because only now the government is investing in sustainable water projects like recycling water from treatment plants like Bahr El Baqar Wasterwater treatment plant and another like it suppose to come online in 2024. The government is also granting loans to help farmers change the way they irrigate their lands from flood irrigation to something like drip irrigation.

[@meskerem6234]

Ethiopia contributes to Nile 86%., while Egypt 0%. Every conflict in Ethiopia, Egypt is the sponsor.

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

I'm in de Nile about this war.

[@IK_MK]

Relax guys there won't be a war now. The Dam's filling has progressed too far to be destroyed because then it would negatively affect the countries upstream. Egypt will have to find some other means of reaching a breakthrough with Ethiopia

[@user-or1rm1ol3q]

The Israelis. Said. That. After they built the barlive line. They said. There. Will be no war. Because no one can destroy the barlive line.except a nuclear bomb So don't. Worry about the. Dam. We. Will come. Up with. Something as usual Just. Like we did. With the barlive line with water hoses

[@golden8442]

What should we Egyptians do with the Ethiopians?

[@go408]

@@golden8442 Just stop bullying and act friendly and develop cooperation in all fields, especially in the conservation of ecology. Reforestation helps increase precipitation. There is a lot to do, let us go for it.

[@abeltadesse1220]

You have forgotten to mention that two turbines already started generating electricity and bombing the dam is more fatal to Egypt and Sudan than Ethiopia

[@a.atske-selassie1523]

You seem to have skipped a number of key elements : - None of the two countries (Egypt/Sudan) bothered to consult much less involve Ethiopia, while they divided up the Nile waters without its source country’s involvement in the1959 "deal” - There was an agreement signed in 2015 between Eth.Sudan and Egypt that Primary 1 Accepted the right of Ethiopia to build the dam. 2 The extent of its capacity. 3 Nullified any prior colonial "deals” The later agreement in US set the time frame of its filling (5-7 years) instead of three. Ultimately it’s a hydro electric dam that doesn’t consume water.

[@golden8442]

The U.S agreement was good. Ethiopia GERD should be filled for 12-21 years but EGYPT PRESIDENT EL-SISI IS WAY TOO NICE TO YOU FUCKING ETHIOPIANS LIKE HE REALLY SHOULD BE STRONGER BUT HE IS TRYING TO WORK WITH YOU AND YOU STILL DON'T LIKE HIM!!!

[@a.atske-selassie1523]

@@golden8442 We "Fucking Ethiopians” had also agreed to do the filling during the rainy season when there is abundant water( 3-4 months out of the year.) -Egypt already has 170 billion square meters of water stored at Aswan( would last up to 7 years if the Nile was to dry up completely ( not to mention the largest ground water reservoir in the world, (According to some estimates could last 500 years!) - Cutout your political/military harrumph and deal with the fact that 1 - Egypt isn’t the sole owner of Nile waters. 2- Ethiopia has and will always be 87% of its source. 3- Quit throwing a tantrum and do what other nations of the world do regarding transnational rivers. 4- You may feel it to be beneath you to be in Africa, but you are. Your livelihood depends on it. - We "fucking Ethiopians will become food secure, generate power,industrialize and of course defend our independence as we’ve done for centuries; Unlike…… well… let’s not go there !

[@bircruz555]

One does not steal one's own resources. The Blue Nile, called Abay River in its native earth, is an Ethiopian river, in spite of what colonialists and their water carriers think. Case closed. Egypt is delusional, not just in denial.

[@thatgvb]

The river's direction is pretty telling where God wants it to go.

[@bircruz555]

@@thatgvb Do not draw God into this. If God wanted Egypt to have a river, it would have struck the rock and make it gush in Egypt. Moses did that, did he not, according to the Book of Exodus?

[@tesfayedesalegn5340]

It's not stealing when the all local Ethiopian rivers contribute to morethan 80% of the Abaay(Nile) waters. Also,the Abaay river system in Ethiopia covers 70% of overall river sources in Ethiopia. It's impossible to grow as an economically poor country without using this massive potential.

[@yaabro663]

I am Egyptian and I am sick of hearing about this dam problems, we just want to come to an agreement and have peace 😤

[@krasavchik8714]

What agreement? The only agreement can be done in this situation is a peaceful disassembly of the unfinished dam and allocation of about $10 billion to Ethiopia to build 2-3 nuclear power plant.

[@westmax8491]

@@krasavchik8714 but people need water too. Humans are not generators that run on oil

[@golden8442]

@@krasavchik8714 Great idea! I hope the Ethiopians agree!

[@golden8442]

I am Egyptian and I hate all Ethiopians lol I love how we have every nation on Egypt side

[@yyyxx-p2v]

@@westmax8491 not our problem... we need the dam for electricity.... 60 percent of ethiopian live in the dark.... plus egypte just investen bilions in a new city why not solving there water problems with that money...

[@habtamuzegeye7600]

You are telling the truth I'm from ETHIOPIA Now ....your ....go for it you have to tell or informed the truth just like this

[@YeOldeTraveller]

Did I miss the agreements made with Ethiopia previously over water allocations?

[@HeadsFullOfEyeballs]

I think it's worth emphasizing that the operation of the dam doesn't permanently reduce anybody's water supply. They just get less while the reservoir is filling. Once it's full, the water will be flowing as before, because where else would you put it? And the whole point is to generate electricity by channeling it through turbines, after all.

[@Ruiluth]

A lot of times, dams are used to control and fill irrigation systems. So some of the water could be diverted into nearby farmland instead of being allowed to flow downstream. That's why the Colorado River is just a muddy little creek where it flows into the ocean, because California steals most of it through a giant pipe and uses it to water the San Joaquin Valley. Arizona isn't very happy about that one, either.

[@malte_hoffmann]

There is a big political power that could be used with a dam. You could flood the downstream countries or let them dry up with a dam that huge.

[@tottyRICE]

Agree, they just have to slow down on filling it up

[@gf4913]

The creation of a big artificial basin reduces the flow of water downstream because of the increase in evaporation

[@Tmb1112]

It does permanently reduce the water supply though. The most prominent issue at the moment is the speed of filling the dam, sure, but there is going to be less water making it downstream. Look at any heavily dammed river in the world and you’ll see the end of that river and how small it is compared to historical levels. Like the Colorado or Rio Grande.

[@biulaimh3097]

Ethiopia hasn`t taken a single drop of water out of Egypt. Ethiopia is simply making use of it`s own water before gifting that resource to Egypt.

[@curtisdaniel9294]

correlation between the map of the Nile and a diagram of human digestive system: Gastro-Esophogeal-Reflux-Disorder(GERD). Source of "digestive" problems for East Africa.

[@مقارنات_الجيوش]

egypt population is 106 m people and the water not belong for anyone its free for all creatures and humans

[@tauceti8060]

Why cant Egypt build desalination plants to guarantee more water if needed?

[@ItsLofty101]

Egypt already does, and heavily in it. But it's not enough sadly

[@ExpiredMike]

They are doing that.. still wouldn't be that sufficient especially for farmers

[@yoniman8275]

Wait! Who is stiling? If you don't produce somthing, you can't own it. I dont think Egypt contribute any water for the nile river. The Title is misleading.

[@ssw1988]

USA and Russia: Not now, we are very very busy...

[@phoenix2.020]

Both countries have been heavily involved in this conflict. Egypt has been getting the Arab League and the rest of the international community involved in this conflict, when it should be between them, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

[@actimel4244]

@@phoenix2.020 thats 🧢 Egypt has only the Arab league and If they Attack Ethiopia they will get isolated

[@phoenix2.020]

@@actimel4244 it's not cap. Egypt has tried to get the Arab League and UN involved in this conflict. And I'm not sure that Egypt will get isolated if they attack Ethiopia. Many Arab and Western countries seemingly are taking the side of Egypt.

[@actimel4244]

@@phoenix2.020 Yeah but Most countries would Support Ethiopia because WE have the black african countries and China

[@phoenix2.020]

@@actimel4244 yeah. They also have Russia, India, and some other allies.

[@go408]

@Adonis Armanazi, I do not share your anxiety, not because I underestimate the possible distraction of wars, but because I am somehow certain that the moment of disrupting the building of the dam is long gone. After the completion of the third filling of the dam in August-Sept 2022, any damage to the dam will wash away anything on the way downstream. No one will dare to think about causing harm to the dam. Actually Egypt and above all Sudan will play the guardian of GERD. Ethiopia will finish building the GERD and start the next project on the Blue Nile, God willing!

[@berry1669]

its no big deal, once the lake is full its full all back to normal

[@gediminaskucinskas6952]

You still lose some water due to evaporation though.

[@gtctv7000]

@@gediminaskucinskas6952 barely noticeable

[@zachoo5135]

@@gtctv7000 kzbin.info/www/bejne/roe9q5uVlNd5rKM

[@truthnationet8926]

"Egypt tried to have it all to themselves but then time changes and now outsmarted by Ethiopia"

[@ImGammaa]

(I am Ethiopian, but I'll try to be unbiased) The problem is not with the size of the dam or with the speed at which it is being filled (or else there would have been serious issues already), the biggest problem is with the uncertainty surrounding periods of drought or when the Nile flow is extraordinarily low. As it stands, Egypt wants to have an agreement already in place for when this happens so that Ethiopia may contribute to solving the issue whereas Ethiopia says that these things must be agreed to as and when they happen and not by making commitments ahead of time. It is also important to consider that both Egypt and Sudan already have dams on the Nile that they could both tap into in times of drought before Ethiopia's dam needs to lower its reservoir. Another point is that Egypt and Sudan also rely on extremely inefficient methods of water use from relying on annual flooding for irrigation as well as growing extremely water intensive crops like cotton.

[@elibrahams5566]

Ye I mean you didn't do a very good job of being unbiased, if you had then you would have mentioned that there is a perfectly good reason for Egypt to demand an agreement for water security now, as Ethiopia is a conventially stronger nation than Egypt and could, if they weren't in a civil war, cut off Egypt's water in a drought and easily crush Egypt's military.

[@ImGammaa]

​@@elibrahams5566 I was unbiased when highlighting the problem. Also, Ethiopia is not a stronger nation than Egypt. Firstly, if Ethiopia decides to do something as insane as cutting off the Nile during a drought, then Egypt can simply block the Suez Canal and force much more powerful countries to support them. Secondly, Egypt has 4x the GDP Ethiopia has which means that they have it within them to focus their efforts on better water usage instead of expecting poorer Ethiopians upstream to subsidise Egyptian inefficiency by underusing a natural resource. Both of these methods can resolve the issue surrounding the dam or any drought periods without the need of a single shot being fired.

[@Mark-vn7et]

@@elibrahams5566 if Egypt evolved their agriculture decades ago instead of spoiling it they could easily survive from the water from lake Victoria. Don’t go and blame Ethiopia for evolving when Egypt keeps standing still

[@user-or1rm1ol3q]

Did. You agree with Sudan when you flooded. Them with your. Dam. Killing many sudanese?

[@user-or1rm1ol3q]

@@elibrahams5566 Ethiopia. Stronger nation. Than Egypt.,🤔. Give me. Proof. I just want a proof. To the nonsense that is. In Your brains. People

[@amiryusuf7445]

Ethiopia must and should use the Nile water until all its population get fresh drinking water and all its population get electricity as well as all farmers get enough water for their cultivation and also their animals need e.t.c

[@jordanbell4736]

TLDR: you and other news outlets have focused on old treaties. This is almost beside the point. You haven't talked about similar water politics in, e.g., India and Pakistan. These are the relevant comparisons for international law.

[@elite7329]

Those old treaties still apply even if you don't want them to.

[@suzanakaleb2286]

@@elite7329 not if you haven’t signed them!

[@ctg4818]

One of the Call of Duty campaigns was about this exact thing

[@CHERKE_JEMA5575]

I never knew!tell me abt it...

[@koantao8321]

Let's be clear, Egypt has no intention to enter into an open war with Ethiopia. There are so many other ways to force Ethiopia into an agreement.

[@DudeWatIsThis]

A war would be extremely stupid: - Ethiopia has cultural sympathy from the West (Christian, WW2 reparations, Haile Selassie, etc). Expect weapons delivered to them by NATO. - Horrible attrition-based war in the desert. The dam will probably be filled, and the problem solved, before the war ends. Best bet is a compromise to soften the curve and impact from the dam filling up.

[@teoethio]

Like commenting under a KZbin garbage video ? Lol

[@exgangster843]

"force Ethiopia into an agreement"? Why don't u force yourself by pouring more money into agriculture tech rather than pouring money into weapon.

[@putrapratama-sq8hu]

not an open war just gonna destabilized it like right now...

[@putrapratama-sq8hu]

@@DudeWatIsThis no they dont, they are orthodox and pro russians since the 40s..

[@adamajanneh1998]

The perceive concerns of Egypt while legitimate may require further scrutiny pursuant to an environmental impact statement from Ethiopia about the project. The project is slowly taking its course and it appears to be in the best interest of both Egypt and Ethiopia and others, because it may serve as a buffer against periodic floods in the region. Had Sudan other than Ethiopia chose to build a dam at the confluence of the white and blue nile in Sudan, then Egypt could demand null and void to the whole project. Egypt must demonstrate patience when outcome proves both countries either right or wrong. Ethiopia and Egypt can compromise on costs outcome for removal of dam construction

[@kevinbarry71]

GERD. great name for something likely to give people heartburn

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

Hidase

[@peach7469]

Abiy Ahmed is the prime-minister of Ethiopia, not the President.

[@playframe6231]

Maybe egypt should stop with the vanity megaprojects and start building desalination plants.

[@zachoo5135]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/roe9q5uVlNd5rKM

[@azebanteneh2949]

The river starts from the Ethiopian Highlands and Lake Victoria, so before you judge first know what the first cause is.

[@M.dot.E]

Egypt needs to invest in less water intensive farming tech and stop wasting water in personal ego projects like the new capital. Ethiopia could just slow down, a couple extra years in the dam production is not that big of a deal in the long run. These threats between neighbors are unnecessary and diplomacy is the way of the future. Overall the dam is good for the region which desperately needs it and a simple look at the world at night is telling.

[@user-or1rm1ol3q]

Do. You. Have. Proof. That we didn't Invest. In farming tech you dummy 🤔

[@deusexaethera]

I, for one, didn't even know TLDR US existed.

[@Markfr0mCanada]

I can really sympathize with the Egyptians and Sudanese on this one. The Nile belongs to everyone on it, electricity in one country shouldn't come at the cost of drought in another.

[@yami6499]

To be fair...Egyptians have been using most of Nile water 'at expense' of countries like Ethiopia.....it aint like Nile will become dry in Egypt..it's just that Egypt has become way overpopulated than what it should be,

[@AbdullahAmar]

@@yami6499 we are just asking to slow down the rate which the lack is filled in ! It's not like that we are asking for all the water or anything. we are just defending our own share of water !

[@yami6499]

@@AbdullahAmar By 'our share of water'...if u mean 'Egypts share'...then I gotto say Egypts 'sahre' was declared unliaterally by itself and is extremely unfair to other countries....Egypt+sudan gave themselves 80% water of Nile without talking others...like wtf....

[@victorien3704]

@@yami6499 mate Ethiopia doesn't need the nile. Egypt relies upon it. Ethiopia has 2000 rivers

[@yami6499]

@@victorien3704 those 2000 rivers are very small and mostly off-shoots of Nile....Irregardless, unilaterally keeping 80% of river water for yrself and sudan and leaving 20% for remaining 10 countries without even consulting them and then saying they r breaking Nile treaty is as absurd as it can get.

[@AhmedYare-i3d]

84Bn metres^3 that actually is 4 times less than the jubba rivers the third largest river in ethipia and the biggest in terms of discharge of of 254 BN metres ^ 3

[@luisandrade2254]

I’ve never been happier for living in Europe

[@abdelra7man87]

I think this is the worst time since WWII to live in Europe 😂

[@luisandrade2254]

@@abdelra7man87 Europe is more then Ukraine 😂

[@debkass9718]

Russia will come for u 😂

[@luisandrade2254]

@@debkass9718 Russia doesn’t care about us unlike the us which is openly trying to enslave us

[@debkass9718]

@@luisandrade2254 whatever man

[@wondwessenshibeshi3716]

To be fair Egypt should pay 5billion USD per year for Ethiopia. Second, Egypt in the part of the TPLF war and bribing TPLF to delay the project bill must go to USA and Egypt in the amount of 20 billion. This is a fair decision for Ethiopia. If not Ethiopia must reduce the water flow by 50 percent by creating an artificial lake after generating electric power.

[@victorien3704]

Why? Do you see iraq paying turkey 20 billion? Germany paying Swiss? Or India paying Nepal for their water? Why should egypt pay

[@wondwessenshibeshi3716]

@@victorien3704 this is Ethiopia and the water is Ethiopia, and Egypt has been abusing it for generations and sabotaging Ethiopia's development. Question back to you do you see Saudi giving the world free oil? Or do you give the fruits Egypt grows for free to Europe? Egypt uses Ethiopian resources and must pay for the resource!

[@alexemmadebor3698]

My intake from this info 85% of the water originate from Ethiopian highlands 15% from lake victoria. The 1929 and 1959 treaty gave 100% of the water to Egypt and Sudan but Ethiopia had no say, plus Egypt could veto projects on any tributaries of the Nile in the upstream countries, including the 43,130 square kilometre Lake Victoria and 2462.3 km lake Tana( Ethiopia). If Egypt declare war on Ethiopia with Upstream countries they will lose its just logic nothing against Egypt.

[@eliahabib5111]

I appreciate the context, but messing with cronological order seems a pretty lame way to make implication. 5:40 three years to fill the dam 2011 5:47 mediation by USA 2019 but no agreement 6:03 "[...] furious for a lack of agreement Egypt threatened to bomb the dam" in 2012? Before the negotiation with USA? Also why the comparison with the US for water and elettricity 3:50? US consumption is way higher than most countries, even developed one. Don't you have average OECD or something like that for a meaningful comparison.

[@SA-xy2my]

Doesnt matter the water belongs to ethiopia

[@victormutabazi8208]

The Nile was has never belonged to Egypt in the first place... It belongs to Africans only... Not Arabs..