Why Africa's Largest $5B Nile Dam is So Controversial | WSJ Breaking Ground

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[@farhanhassan72]

Correct yourself bye calling Somaliland a country

[@evodevo420]

I am from Egypt and I truly believe that the future lies in cooperation between all the nations of the nile. I view ethiopians as brothers and sisters not enemies and i hope our nations can come together to build a better future for all❤

[@hotbloodedethiopian6229]

Pay for our water, it’s that simple

[@muhammadafg1126]

no water for you egypt haha

[@ambessashield9360]

Bless you brother/sister. If Egypts leadership shared your mindset, we would not have any issues.

[@evodevo420]

@@ambessashield9360 agreed! The whole situation could have been handled in a much more productive manner

[@AbdulhakimMohammed-op5zc]

Egypt was enemy of Ethiopia until now

[@amdetsion3256]

You forgot to mention Ethiopia wasn't colonized, while Sudan and Egypt were property of England, thus the reason why Ethiopia wasn't included in the agreement of Nile usage.

[@eritrawimalet2385]

Bro haileslasye was literally a puppet of England in 1959 😂😂😂

[@DanielSilva-jj2lz]

The past is dead. and you know that the problem is that Egypt wants to use this reservoir as an EGYPTIAN reserve in periods of drought.

[@eritrawimalet2385]

I was replying to the reason Ethiopia didn’t include in agreement in 1959 and at that time haileslasye was the puppet of England infact they brought him to power from hiding from his country and he chose to invade Eritrea instead against the will of Eritreans

[@amdetsion3256]

@@eritrawimalet2385 So you read the word Ethiopia and were compelled to write* something negative about Haile Selassie? How interesting.

[@eldios831]

Property of England....That was funny 😂😂😂😂

[@mumbledjumbledxxxxxxxxxxdy1271]

Much Support to Ethiopia 🇪🇹

[@starkgamers7351]

Am with Ethiopia from Kenya🇰🇪

[@MisganaTerekaganBunte-yg2ge]

God bless you we always together ❤️

[@NgolaNalane]

As a South African I stand with my Ethiopian brothers. There is no way Egypt can dictate what Ethiopia can do with its water within its own territory

[@josexsamuelx2550]

From your ethiopian brother we thank you for your suport

[@ugwuanyicollins6136]

​@@josexsamuelx2550 Love from 🇳🇬 🙋🏾‍♂️

[@De_lione]

Thank you!!

[@moayadhisham7129]

That of course if they have the entire Nile river as their property which is not, if the waters flows from your land doesn't mean it only yours because it flows in our lands as well it's not a solo river where it begins and ends in the same country and it flows in many different countries which all of them benefit from it and no country gets to decide alone what to do with the river especially if it's harming the other neighbors

[@mohamedelkaremy851]

@@ugwuanyicollins6136 lost identity person

[@kumho1321]

As Ghanaians, we stand fully with the brotherly people of Ethiopia. Egypt has absolutely no right whatsoever to dictate what Ethiopia does or does not do with its water resources. Egypt is free to do anything on its own territory, however it would be making a grave mistake if it thinks Egyptian territory extends into Ethiopia or any other African country!

[@botanicalitus4194]

this is stupid, no one owns the nile. Redirecting water from the nile to force entire populations into dehydration is eviI

[@alhabtoormotors4221]

I support Ethiopia but your comment goes against common sense and international norms. You cannot starve a downstream country.

[@restorekings]

​@@alhabtoormotors4221on what law?

[@ShadowD2C]

But drowninga 100m people by striving them of their source of water for literally thousands of years is ok? you must be out of your mind

[@code_japi]

Thank you!!!

[@askme7620]

The sleeping Lion is waking up . I'm with Ethiopia from Germany 🇩🇪. Go Ethiopia ✊

[@addisdamena3403]

Thank U

[@tube-rp1nb]

no thanks. we are africans.african problem shall be resolved by african's. deal your own LGBTQ problem.

[@awesome3608]

true😂

[@sarabekela9419]

Bless you!

[@talemm]

Ethiopia has been a failed state since the current regime took on the helm of the nation. The reality on the ground is pretty grim. Let’s not fool ourselves

[@mulermi9021]

Ethiopians have a full right to use their own Water. If Egypt was an up stream country , Ethiopia could be forced to pay for every drop of water but Ethiopians are generous and believe in mutual benefits. Sudan and Egypt need to support the Ethiopian DAM project which is also a protection against the seasonal flood happening in their cities.

[@natesnautical]

Egypt should pay back for all the water they used for 6000 years, that built their history and civilization!!!

[@AgniFirePunch]

​@natesnautical do you have a brain? Egypt is the last stop of the Nile river. They can do whatever they want with the water

[@Seth9809]

It’s not just theirs and Egypt should get what they always had for free

[@zombieat]

its not yours unless you physically created the river itself like egyptians physically created the suez canal.

[@danieljabengo440]

​@@AgniFirePunchbeing last stop is useless with have source(Ethiopia).

[@billwhite1603]

Instead of this new crazy capital city Egypt could have built a nuclear power plant and a desalination plant. Depends on your priorities.

[@millevenon5853]

Imagine in future Ethiopia just shuts off water for the whole country 😢

[@aelsi1337]

Egypt is building a nuclear power plant and they have many desalination and wastewater treatment plants under construction. It's not one or the other.

[@myname2938]

Lol, Egypt is actually building a nuclear power plant now, and desalination plants.. But that's not enough for 110 million people.

[@myname2938]

​@@millevenon5853that's not how a dam Work.. And how they will generate electricity?!

[@thembastoep733]

why aren't you president, we need more politicians with common sense

[@sead5794]

I haven't heard countries sharing revenues from their natural resources to Ethiopia

[@code_japi]

Thank you!...

[@RevolverOcelot79]

Exactly. This can't be a one-way street.

[@estifanosberta-samuel2570]

And you won’t, they don’t care about us! They’re only vested in how their economies continue to grow/function.

[@mrchu5492]

Thanks broo

[@christbenitez8797]

Well then go on. Finish that dam and see the results. Africa has been avoiding large scale wars for decades and Ethiopia will just start a new for water

[@Jarrylune]

Ethiopia has 100% sovereignty over their waters. They have been more then reasonable

[@AhrkFinTey]

That's not how water rights work. In many places, for instance, you cannot even collect rainwater because it disrupts other people's lives which have been based on the natural flow of a river

[@yalexy5398]

A turning point in Nile’s history. Egyptians are learning the source of 85% of Nile river is Ethiopia in a very shameful and unfortunate way. You don’t beg for negotiations if Nile is yours.

[@vickomen333]

a significant chunk also comes from the Kenyan Mau highlands which then flows downstream to L. Victoria.

[@b_ks]

Water rights are a thing all over the world, at least where water is scarce. The Nile belongs to all three countries.

[@Getaneh188]

​@@vickomen333 just 15 %. The other 85 % is from Amhara, Ethiopia

[@pearls1626]

@@vickomen333Great tell Egypt to Negotiate with Kenya both former colonies of British empire!

[@vickomen333]

@@Getaneh188 did my statement dispute anything. Lol! It's not always about competition Getaneh. Chill.

[@sam_aj551]

We Ethiopians do not care what Egypt or Sudan says because they have used the Nile for decades but now it is Ethiopia's time

[@sonsonito2]

Which Ethiopia? 😂

[@cheatcoddes]

for millenia

[@sam_aj551]

@@sonsonito2Ethiopia that controls you😂

[@ambessashield9360]

@@sonsonito2We have more than one? 😅

[@traviswilson36]

That does not make sense

[@ambessaseway5594]

Singapore pays money for Malaysian Water also Middle Eastern countries pay a lot for Water so Egypt has nothing to complain

[@sfx9570]

No one upstream country or regime should be the "owner " of rivers and let downstream people go dry coz they cant/dont pay

[@myname2938]

It will be easier and cheaper if Egypt imported the food from outside or bought farming land on other African countries... Literally wheat from Ukraine will be much cheaper

[@malcolmx61]

@@myname2938egypt is already the largest importer of ukranian wheat you are clueless

[@ugwuanyicollins6136]

​@@sfx9570 yet Egypt pretend they do 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Dendarang]

Yeah but Egypt is broke. That's also a blessing in disguise since it means that Egypt doesn't really have the money to raise the army and go fight a war with Ethiopia since it would literally bankrupt the state. Probably the best deal they could make would be to make a deal with the EU where European companies build nuclear power plants and/or desalination plants in exchange for probably something like some of the profit and cooperation on migration from Egypt.

[@alemayehubirhanu1748]

Long Live Ethiopia!

[@binzayd5862]

ኢትዮጵያ ስለምትችል ሁሌም ታሸንፋለች!!!!!!!

[@gurmufunane4588]

ኢትዮጵያ ስላልቻለች ኤርትራ ጥላ ሄደች ኢትዮጵያዊነት የአንድ ብሄር ስነልቦናዊነት አማራዊነት ብዪ ነው የምገልጸው

[@binzayd5862]

@@gurmufunane4588 አይ ተሳሳትክ ኢትዮጵያዊነት የጥቁር አርማ የሰው ዘር መገኛ የነፃነት ቀንዲል ተብላ ነው እምትገለፀው እሽ? ኤርትራ የት እና ማንን ነው ጥላ የምትሄደው? አሃሃሃሃሃሃሃሃሃሃ ወይኔ ሞኝ አይሙት እንዲያጫውት እሚባለው እውነት ማለት ነው? አሃሃሃሃሃሃሃሃሃሃሃሃሃ

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​@@gurmufunane4588 chegaram

[@legitbeans9078]

What is this crazy language 😆

[@ambessashield9360]

Egypt investing billions of dollars in a crazy new capital.. is that the best option?

[@centro8894]

not crazy it's stupid project

[@treelight1707]

victim blaming?

[@carlmller4769]

Its not like anyone is forcing them to spend billions on a new capital ​@@treelight1707

[@HyuLilium]

That's just dictators doing dumb dictators things

[@ambessashield9360]

@@treelight1707 Who’s the victim?

[@mohammedhassanademadem]

both jordan and egypt are one of the poorest countries in water resources. The Nile belongs to Ethiopia. Love from Hargeisa, Somaliland. (Thanks for the 141 likes)

[@Countrymon91]

SSC ended your dreams idoor, go free the 500 POW's they have in jail

[@synewparadigm]

Jordan get free water from israel.

[@AgniFirePunch]

It sounds like you are spiteful and jealous for no reason

[@Me-vq7sy]

Ridiculous comment. Let the waters from naturally.

[@Me-vq7sy]

Sacad oromo

[@datianlongan5567]

Don't see Egypt has much leverage here, legally or militarily. Best option would be for Egypt to embrace the Dam and work with Ethiopia on future developments that may benefit both nations. War should never be an option!

[@whartanto2]

I think if someone is blocking 95% of your country's water supply, that's an act of war already.

[@shafsteryellow]

Lol. Ethiopia is in a 4 way civil war with MILLIONS dead and MILLIONS actually in starvation... There's ENTIRE regions that are under separatists control. Ethiopia has threatened war with Sudan, Djbouti, Eritrea and Somalia... they have no friends left. They backstabbed Kenya by making them cut off Eritrea only for Abiy to make a deal with them... (he subsequently backstabbed Eritrea too) There's an ongoing Amhara genocide carried out by the Ethiopian govt. It's the new Yugoslavia.

[@NaganoharaYoimiya-bs7hb]

Water is human basic needs. Going to war for it is completely justified. Either find a way to share or fight for it.

[@present_vs_future]

@@NaganoharaYoimiya-bs7hb lol what kind of mentality is that 🥴

[@ambessashield9360]

@@NaganoharaYoimiya-bs7hbTell that to Cairo, they’re the ones that don’t want to share with black Africans.

[@samsonmarkos1603]

Too late, the dam is done already. It’s producing electricity now..

[@ZeroSumgame-vo4uh]

Egypt 🇪🇬 will destroy the stupid and illegal dam😂

[@wellplayed6061]

These are the 'good' times, if there's a drought Egypt will have to take military action to destroy it unless it can get enough water from somewhere else.

[@selamalazar]

@@ZeroSumgame-vo4uh good luck with the flood.

[@ZeroSumgame-vo4uh]

@@selamalazar Egypt will take command of it and shut it down

[@cheatcoddes]

​@@ZeroSumgame-vo4uhillegal. That had to the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

[@Cier433]

Ethiopia no is to blame for the fact that Egypt does not control its population growth and therefore needs more resources. Egypt is not the owner of the Nile.

[@mrm2204]

Neither is Ethiopia

[@MikeyLikesIt89]

@@mrm2204whether they are the owners or not is irrelevant to the fact that one of the sources of the Nile starts within their borders.

[@shafsteryellow]

​@@MikeyLikesIt89lol

[@yoavkoursh3786]

@@mrm2204they are because the rains fall in their land and the river originates in their land, if they want they can block in entirely

[@ambessaseway5594]

Egypt birthrate is lower than Ethiopia it has also dropped specifically in cities were it's below 2 children but rural birthrate is really high but Ethiopia is not a 96% desert like Egypt

[@kingsolo5009]

The perspective that bombing the dam would equally harm egypt is interesting.

[@diaaahmed6734]

Hahaha you don't understand Egypt prepare themselve well we made 7 way to move water even Aswan dam we remove 1 turbine to accelerate water move so we in save also we have ENOUGH military to wep tekezy and fensh PLUSE GERD in one strike but we have better plane Ethiopia have civil war and investment run from Ethiopia we let Ethiopia destroy internal to devided it to 5 new state also we make GERD failed project Sudan will not import electricity and we provide Kenya though our dam in Tanzania with cheap electricity so no profit for ethiopia dam

[@schmidth]

​@@diaaahmed6734 bro. Punctuation.

[@diaaahmed6734]

@@schmidth we invest 20 billion EGP for increase size lake naser and toska lakes to receive 90 billion meter of water in 45 days if GERD dam destroy by earthquake Egypt will punish Ethiopia by destroy rest of dams and reback banishangol PLUSE many things Ethiopia Israel tools and Egypt Israel involved in war with Gaza after finish from Israel we will care about rest of Ethiopia we get SU-35 AND EAFAKE TO CARE ABOUT ETHIOPIA PLUS 2300 BALISTIC MISSILES NOBODY WILL PROTECT ETHIOPIA FROM EGYPT

[@solomonKachi7000]

@@diaaahmed6734 the dam in Tanzania is not yours you just built it, its owned by Tanzania

[@girumaschalew1700]

​@@diaaahmed6734in your dreams just like your ancestors was defeated and crushed by Ethiopian heroes at three battles 😂 A good name is better than a good perfumes ( Ethiopian proverbs)

[@BenCharminEats]

If Egypt is so worried about secure water supplies, maybe they should invest in technology that helps them do that, rather than wasting billions on vanity projects like a new capital in the middle of nowhere.

[@bt.437]

I agree

[@Ethiopia.First.]

The point is the so called "Egyptian number" in the 1959 agreement is between Sudan and Egypt without Ethiopia included, and on Ethiopian water. What a nonesense. It's like your neighbours divide your property among themselves without even talking to you. Second, the assumption that Egypt weighs on any military action on the dam is self-destruction for anyone who remembers the results of any historical war between Ethiopia and Egypt.

[@rambotan5867]

Africa has so much potential

[@kangarupisejs]

if they can raise their iq's then yes

[@lipozrljohnson7078]

@@kangarupisejsLike what gender they are?

[@mohamedelkaremy851]

potential to initiate wars only

[@khaledahmed2051]

@@kangarupisejs so true....

[@bugazi3037]

Pan Africa is not real thing.

[@Solomontekle-h6i]

Ethiopia will never give in to any unfair colonial agreement or threat. The idea that Egypt will even think about military force is ridiculous to say the least. It comes from people who are ignorant of history.

[@amanuelabel9805]

The 1959 agreement was between Sudan and Egypt, I think they forgot who the source of the water is .That agreement doesn't give them any power over Ethiopia.

[@RobelMesfin-x5q]

The agreement was for any leftover water from Ethiopia and other countries which flows to Sudan and Egypt, which indirectly is water passing between Sudan and Egypt

[@RobelMesfin-x5q]

The problem with Egyptians is that they think they own the nile river

[@MrBelmont79]

If Egypt destroys the neighbors’ dams by force, Ethiopia and Sudan can destroy Egyptian ones too. Dams are big targets and in this age of drones and missiles are very hard to defend. I hope that they find a mutual solution. Egypt needs to find ways to diversify its economy for they cannot afford to be an agricultural country. The water supplies are unpredictable year to year. ✋🏻🇺🇸

[@rioluna6058]

Why you put the american Flag? Geniously curious.

[@REDQUEEN1999]

So the only solution is to divert the river from the source to a new location then everyone will dig deep down their feet or start to desalinate sea water without looking any further.😬😬

[@RjInvests]

@@rioluna6058just to show his nation of origin most likely

[@sleepyjoe7518]

Sudan is a puppet of Egypt.

[@jamesmwenda5427]

Let them try,Aswan dam will be destroyed and they will suffer big loss too, those sons of pharaoh shouldn't undermine real African people

[@ydna2588]

What is so controversial about it, it’s just plain simple [ Ethiopians using their own resources ]💁🏾‍♂️

[@shafsteryellow]

No.

[@cheatcoddes]

@@shafsteryellow it is

[@shafsteryellow]

@@cheatcoddes ethiopia is in the process commiting war crimes against its own population in the civil war thats killed millions whilst threatening 4 of its neighbouring country with war

[@Bubba-is-taken]

EXACTLY

[@Coffee-do1gm]

@@shafsteryellow; Haweeya; don’t chew too much quat!

[@dagmawiabate8765]

Why are you concerned about Ethiopians building a project like this when Egypt has Aswan? Which you did not even mention once.

[@toobeast673]

The dam is nearly full and it has had no effect on Egypt or Sudan who both have already have dams on the Nile. This is mostly just a political issue. The water will continue to flow as usual

[@sonsonito2]

Because there was no drought, genius. What happens if there is. Do yourself a favor and actually watch the video, it’s not that long.

[@toobeast673]

@@sonsonito2 If there is a drought then the Sudanese and Egyptians will rely on their reservoirs. Also, the filling of GERD is almost complete so it’s impact on the volume of water that flows will be minimal after that.

[@LunarGlow92]

Yea the issue is that china built and funded it. This will be a massive economic boost to the ethopia and its neighbors. The addition of electricity and 5g to the areas will provide a plethora of markets that will eventually pour money and influence back to china. Egypt is a US tool

[@myname2938]

That's what i thought too, and ethiopia needs electricity more than water, energy is more important and expensive.. So. They will be letting the water pass..

[@zombieat]

@@myname2938 building the grid and transmission lines required from the gerd to Addis Ababa will cost much more than the dam itself which is 3 times oversized for optimum electricity generation anyway.

[@Obnngg]

US and their associate diplomats don't want Ethiopia to be prosper.

[@bedelludesta5508]

If Egypt wants water security, it should invite on reforestation of Ethiopia’s highlands

[@veramae4098]

It's stunning to know that no negotiations took place with Egypt ahead of time.

[@Asim_Khan00]

when will the dam be commissioned? why don't Egypt and Sudan invest in infrastructure to improve water access like STPs, Desalination Plants, More Water Retaining Structures such as Barrages and Dams. Maybe focus on agriculture which requires lesser water usage....

[@saadwaraich2757]

Dam is complete. It would need six or seven years to fill in mean time water flow to down stream countries would be reduced they can do nothing.

[@gracialonignasiver6302]

Exactly. Egypt should be building desalination plants along the Mediterranean powered by Wind Turbines placed out in the Mediterranean instead of a new multi billion dollar capital...

[@Seth9809]

They did build those things and why isnt Ethiopia building them too?

[@zombieat]

@@gracialonignasiver6302 desalination is not feasible for 109 million people.

[@12nuk]

@@Seth9809 we don’t need the water, we need the electricity that it produces. Egypt on the other hand needs the water more than it needs that new city

[@rodgersasu]

Hello! Am a Tanzanian in Tanzania, i saw you mentioned my Country in your report, are you sure we are in need for Ethiopian Electricity? because we have our own electricity from the Nyerere Dam, we have more than enough electricity at the moment! Thank you WSJ

[@nellym46664]

Whether you have enough electricity or not is irrelevant. The fact remains that your country is willing to buy more electricity from Ethiopia. Eg. It's like how the US buys oil from Arabia despite having its own plentiful reserves.

[@ambessaseway5594]

😂😂😂 Maybe he means Kenya

[@natizeethiopia7456]

I think he means Kenya since Kenya has already agreed on 20 year deal with Ethiopia, From my knowledge Tanzania has it's own dams for the time being but they may need more when they are growing more.

[@afewerkgetachew5283]

I'd be so happy to hear that if that was true. I have never heard any African country saying we have more than enough electricity! You may also refer the statistics about the electric consumption and need data about Africa. So if what you said is true then congratulations for Tanzania in becoming the first energy sufficient country at list in Africa! Good luck!

[@h456-m1l]

Google about east Africa power pool

[@Jouhatsu-oi5qg]

Egypt and Sudan should be forever thankful for centuries of free water usage/flowing from the source in the highlands of Ethiopia. Just saying.

[@Seth9809]

By your logic half of the world world should die and the very water in their borders doesn’t belong to them

[@zombieat]

thankful to god not you. you did not create the river path nor its water flow.

[@drgamalaggag5382]

@@zombieat true

[@mysterion4301]

Rich countries prefer poor neighbors that they can keep at arm's length.

[@ismaelabdi3469]

I don't think Egypt is that much Strong enough to break a war with Ethiopia

[@guccimello4648]

You're not thinking hard enough then clearly

[@ismaelabdi3469]

@@guccimello4648 even the powerful countries can't dare to break war with a country that's not in there border only few countries manage to do that Egypt is not capable there are many things to considere if you want

[@kerhabplays]

@@guccimello4648 uhmm...I doubt.

[@thomasal2487]

@@ismaelabdi3469 Well 10,000 Eygtian troops have now arrived in Somalia next to Ethiopia. Thoughts?

[@ismaelabdi3469]

@@thomasal2487 i don't know were you get the news yes there was Egyptians cargo plane seen in Somalia but i am not sure about the soldiers because to transport 10k soldiers will take days

[@ahmedfathi1116]

Deleighted to hear the name of My country 'SOMALILAND'

[@rioluna6058]

I hope your country gets the oficial independence you guys deserve. I have seen videos about somaliland and I didnt knew it was a diferent state from somalia and that you guys are doing better because you were able to create good conditions to start making a country, a naciónality, your own idiosincrasy. I love geography so when I knew about this I had to tell all of my friends... I wish you guys good luck 🤙🏻

[@northamericanintercontinen3207]

This Mexican recognizes Somaliland as an INDEPENDENT NATION

[@ahmedfathi1116]

@@northamericanintercontinen3207 not officialy but we abreciate

[@ahmedfathi1116]

@@northamericanintercontinen3207 very proud of you Bruder #Vivamexico

[@kilershakazulu400]

There is no such thing as a Somaliland. Somalia is sovereign nation.one tribe enclave is not a nation.

[@BarkotSentayehu]

Our watter our right. We will finish the dam

[@semerebelay9045]

we Ethiopians were not included in the agreement of 1959, but the world knew that 85% of the river's origin was from Ethiopia. , so Why do we need to negotiate with Sudan &Egypt? If they want to be safe from accidents that may caused by waterfalls, they must negotiate with Ethiopia-friendly .Unless they might be g..........

[@kilershakazulu400]

Which Ethiopia? Abiy now only control Addis.every region there is a war.fano is coming

[@Seth9809]

Because all three shared it for irrigation and only Ethiopia wants to hoard it all for money not food

[@brandon8900]

What's so dam controversial about it?

[@ugwuanyicollins6136]

Egypt think they own an African river while pretending not to be African

[@sesgebre4490]

@@ugwuanyicollins6136well said 😂

[@shalom8647]

Egypt lost their mind to think. Going to war with Ethiopia will devastate the entire Egypt forever. Ethiopia has never lost any single war thy fought for 2000 years. Egypt tried 19 times but they lost 19 times.

[@KaisAli-s4r]

LETS BE HONEST AT THIS POINT IN HISTORY YOU CANT COMPARE ETHOPIAS MILITARY TO THAT OF EYGPT WHICH IS A MUCH MORE POWERFUL MILITARY, UNLESS ETHOPIA GAINS THIRD PARTY SUPPOURT.

[@millevenon5853]

​@@KaisAli-s4rEthiopia can just redirect the Nile. 80% of the water comes from Lake Tana in Ethiopia. Egypt would literally have to occupy Ethiopia, a country of 150 million people if it wants to control the dam.

[@kilershakazulu400]

Ethiopia lost to Somalia and Eritrea Ethiopia has never won a Which Ethiopia? Abiy now only control Addis.every region there is a war.

[@ChrisTad-cl9xc]

​​@@KaisAli-s4r😂😂😂 you were even colonized bro, we have victory that flows in our vains throughout our history, we are one for our country . I am sure dozens of Ethiopians are ready to humiliate those who tried to humiliate us, we don't even need to have any conversation over our dignity and national honor! 🇪🇹❤🇪🇹❤🇪🇹❤🇪🇹❤🇪🇹long live My Ethiopia!!

[@bugazi3037]

@@millevenon5853how are going to redirect water mountains😂

[@garybrown4385]

Water scarcity will become a growing issue in the coming years. Iraq is facing the same issue because of the dam Turkey built

[@negashjimma5178]

We are talking about Nile not---

[@zenzenaw7416]

There was no need for such a shout... The water is contained for generating power only. How would Egypt react if the water was to be used for drinking and irrigation??

[@dagmawiabate8765]

Ethiopia can use it for any other purpose

[@Senper.1234]

Ohh web coming for irrigation lets first deel with the electric generation part

[@afrakanaswahilitv5520]

Kenya stands with Ethiopia all the way.

[@lupo4cl2]

Ethiopia has a right to develop their country They build the dam in Ethiopia soil period

[@proudethiopian1984]

Its not Ethiopia’s fault that egypt leaves in a desert

[@chicago9458]

Simple! Make down stream countries pay for decades as for decades of colonial time treaty that excluded Ethiopia 🇪🇹

[@mohamedelkaremy851]

nobody pays for a river

[@ChrisTad-cl9xc]

​​@@mohamedelkaremy851 well then this will be a brand new start, Mohamed! 😂😂

[@chicago9458]

@@mohamedelkaremy851 everybody pays for water

[@mohamedelkaremy851]

@@chicago9458 no we don’t pay 😊

[@TarekYahia-v2j]

Go Ethiopia 🇪🇹

[@bereketkiflejibicho3015]

Ethiopia has another 9 dams on Aba(Nile) river! To increase the water volume Egypt 🇪🇬 has to plant billions of trees around this river catchment area!

[@vfclists]

Egypt is the child of Africa, and the child cannot dictate to the father, let alone the grandfather. Do they think that being "whiter" changes that condition?

[@Seth9809]

Ethiopia literally imported civilization from the Middle East

[@vfclists]

@@Seth9809 Trying to separate Ethiopia from the Middle East are we. When it comes to culture and civilization, Ethiopia and Sudan are very much the Middle East, which was considered part of Africa until Europeans decided that they didn't want to be part of a civilization which included Africans. Find out if prior to the 19th century there was any such place as the Middle East. When Napoleon said "Africa begins south of the Pyrenees" what do you think he meant?

[@code_japi]

Exactly!! They are just another puppet of a country of America and England.

[@user-qy6tu9ip9v]

@@vfclists LOL bro I am Ethiopian and we are not a part of the middle east. Learn geography

[@luigifranceschi2350]

King Faisal of Saudi Arabia during the oil embargo in 1974 was told that without the oil his country would be insignificant and powerless. His answer was that God gave his country the oil to prove the contrary. Well, the same argument can be said about Ethiopia and the water of the blue Nile.

[@herpsenderpsen]

I really hope this project succeeds for many years to come. Of course the power asymmetry is concerning, but this is the case with all transnational water systems. Maybe it will 'force' these countries to cooperate, no matter what.

[@waxwalba1408]

Very Happy that you mentioned Somaliland.

[@kilershakazulu400]

Isaaqland today is only burco and hargiesa.

[@mohamedelkaremy851]

unofficial country

[@En_332]

@@mohamedelkaremy851still a country

[@ikqmdfyslcbe]

The Abbay Nile starts in Ethiopia 🇪🇹. That is Ethiopian water. We can do whatever we like! That is our God-given natural resource! 🤫

[@sesgebre4490]

Yes 💯🇪🇹🇪🇹

[@pazitor]

Why do you think there has been civil war in Ethiopia? A bit of foreign agitation to bring down the regime and delay the dam? I'd say it's a good bet both Egypt and Sudan have been up to shenanigans.

[@binyamwoldeamanuel899]

Eventually, all Egyptians will migrate to Ethiopia for a better life “ inshallah = hallelujah One world

[@BusinessGuidesKenya]

as KENYAN I FULLY SUPPORT THE MIGHTY ETHIOPIA....Egypt can carry there funny country and take it to SAUDI ARABIA...MOROCCO TOO

[@ebenezerzeleke512]

If it’s a binding agreement Egypt needs, then we agree to split the 74 bcm annual flow three ways which gives each country 25bcm. That’s fair by me.

[@J_Lagg]

They need a Colorado River Agreement!

[@cameron.t]

I thought about Nebraska’s dams when I saw this pop up in recommended. Slightly different, but still

[@zombieat]

imagine canada damming one of her rivers that go through the us without their agreement

[@12nuk]

@@zombieat imagine a country that thinks it owns a river where the water doesn’t originate from because of a colonial British government told them it’s all theirs 😂😂😂

[@zombieat]

@@12nuk canada would be invaded the next day

[@code_japi]

No Agreement needed its inside our country its our water. let me ask you do you give your country alaska oil deposit revenue to Russia (assuming you are american)? yeah No you dont.

[@pearls1626]

“Singapore's water agreements with Malaysia date back to 1927 and have been vital but contentious. Under the current agreement, which will be active until 2061, Singapore pays Malaysia for the right to draw over 960 million liters of water per day from the Johor River.”

[@qasemtv1737]

Egypt just needs to beg 😅😅😅😅

[@shafsteryellow]

Beg who? Ethiopia is the one begging

[@REDQUEEN1999]

The time of begging is passed, Its time for paying hundred billions of dollars for every tiny drop of water.

[@pandibbarman]

Then Egypt should stop complaining about the dam lol ​@@shafsteryellow

[@comrade9374]

​@@shafsteryellowbeg for water

[@kilershakazulu400]

Which Ethiopia? Abiy now only control Addis.every region there is a war.

[@overcomer5608]

This evil entity vomiting their evil agenda behind the curtain to oppose Ethiopian using their natural resources but the good thing is nobody under the sky can stop these amazing peoples using their natural resources.

[@andumenged]

I think it’s important to educate your viewers that hydroelectric dams don’t block the flow of water except for a brief time until the dam is filled. Hydroelectric dams by definition must let the water flow in order to be able to produce electricity. If that’s so, then the real question is why try to make so controversial when in reality it’s not? This requires a good dose of journalism to answer.

[@rzella8022]

Yep, much ado about nothing. In my Manitoba, Canada we have 15 HE dams, electricity enough for ourselves and to export, and everyone has plenty of water. Just a bunch of flexing muscles and nasty talk here. All will benefit from any construction and technology in Africa, if countries can work together, and forget tribal/racial selfishness that keeps them backward.

[@Milsmek]

What i can not understand is why everyone is believing Ethiopia is wrong to use what God has giving us as anyway we want? it's shocking

[@oneluv4736]

We all know Egypt 🇪🇬 got no choice here but to agree with Ethiopia

[@demalashjimmawakgari6529]

ትርጉም በእራሳቹ ቋንቋ ዛሬም ነጌ ግድብ የእኛ ኢትዮጵያዊ ነው ።እኔ ለግድብ ህይወቴ ነው የሚሰጠው ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I love my dam

[@seifebelay9308]

Bro is talking about debris if they bomb the dam. That'd the least of their problems. It'll flood the whole sudan. That being said it's really important we find middle ground with our brothers and shine together.

[@code_japi]

I'm Ethiopian let me tell you if you come for our soverign country, you will follow the path of Italy back in colonization era. i will just leave it here for America and its puppet Egypt.

[@anj1300]

Ethiopia 🇪🇹 xaq bay u leedahay in ay bad hesho

[@MyMohamednur]

Bada ma hooyadaa baa leh

[@mickyyimerb]

Egypt sits next to a sea and they could do with an investment in desalination plant rather than building a new city with 60+ billion usd!

[@stevensmith2078]

What a ridiculously biased story. The first statement must be that Egypt and Sudan CLAIM waters under a treaty of which Ethiopia is not a part. The second statement must be that 90% of the river’s flow originates in Ethiopia. There are many other important points but but burying the main ones show clear bias.

[@bonescheffel7795]

I visited Ethiopia with my family in the early 70s. Even then, there were Egyptian soldiers posted on an existing dam-their job was to ensure Egypt got it water.

[@xcel5203]

Every dog has it's day - it's Ethiopia's day in the sun now . Ethiopia is now revelling in it's found power, literally and it is in no mood to countenance its old neighbors.

[@kilershakazulu400]

Which Ethiopia? Abiy now only control Addis.every region there is a war.

[@samesultani9191]

Good quick thinking of the office. Good job. He already made his mind.

[@bereketkiflejibicho3015]

One litter of fresh water will costs more than a litter of gasoline in the near future. Ethiopia 🇪🇹, a rooftop of Africa, is blessed of this precious resource ,12 huge cross country rivers flows towards neighboring countries! The future is for abundant fresh water not for oil abundance!

[@AbelBogereKato]

Uganda has more water than Sudan , Egypt and Ethiopia combined not forgeting that the white nile flows out of Uganda. Uganda is 100% within the Nile valley. So Egypts problems have just gotten bigger cos Uganda is also building another bigger dam on murchsonfalls targeting southern sudan and eastern kongo markets.

[@bereketkiflejibicho3015]

@@AbelBogereKato yeah Uganda 🇺🇬 have plenty of reserves fresh water when you compare to the size of its area. But we are talking a bigger countries, example Uganda is 1/6 Ethiopia in land area. If there are rivers flows through out the year in your territory,there is the potential to reserving water. In Ethiopia only the blue Nile dam reserves about 74 billion cubic meters of water, lies back 250 kilometers. So there is another 9 dams are going to build only in Blue Nile river, and don’t forget Ethiopia have huge 12 rivers and have vast area.

[@SurafelKidane-nz4td]

​@@AbelBogereKato😂😂😂 this dude have no idea ethiopia is a water tower for africa this dam alone crate a 250km lake with 600m Deepthi creating 72 iceland behind that dam and we have another 12 big rivers uganda is no where near that.

[@JeffEbe-te2xs]

It could cut water to Egypt

[@morlyfe]

they have access to the red sea while ethiopia is landlocked. egypt is spending billions on a new city rather than desalination plants… its their own fault…

[@yitbarektesfaye6953]

It is not controversial! It is Dam period!

[@sleepyjoe7518]

The water running in Nile belongs to Erhiopia not some Egypt.

[@mohamedelkaremy851]

no it doesn’t belong to Ethiopia

[@qualicumwilson5168]

Under international precedent water flowing in the Blue Nile is Ethiopian until it crosses the border into Sudan then it becomes Sudanese water etc. etc. The Hague IC usually gives 50% of the historic average flow of a river "at the border" to the downstream country. Ethiopia can probably use 50% of the Blue Nile waters.

[@AbelMebratu-sr8jm]

@@mohamedelkaremy85185 % come from Ethiopia

[@Yohannes_21]

Good news for the brothers of Egypt and Sudan. This is the beginning. Next, the foundation stone of Ethiopia's 2nd large dam will be laid on the Nile River.

[@afewerkgetachew5283]

The concept that Egypt might bomb the dam id too funny. I wish they try it. So it would give us a legitimate reason to stop the total flow of the river. As you know it is much simpler to divert a river than building a dam. We could also stop the flow of tributary rivers. So we recommend for the Egyptians to think critically and approach this positively and constructively. That starts by answering the question had Egypt through out history done anything to support or help us? If not why should we consider your benefit?

[@mohamedelkaremy851]

keep dreaming 😴

[@mickeydi]

If Egypt wants to bomb the dam they should first teach all their citizens how to hold Thier breath for 24hrs underwater and swim to the EU 😅

[@mohamedelkaremy851]

@@mickeydi happy that you are trying to provoke Egypt? 😊

[@mohamedelkaremy851]

@@mickeydi because you feel inferior to Egypt 🇪🇬

[@mickeydi]

@@mohamedelkaremy851 no I don't it's simply because the water will wipe out the down stream countries obviously.

[@RobelMesfin-x5q]

The problem with most Egyptians is that they think they own the nile river which is crazy and they need to come to reality and they may need to pay for extra water in the near future

[@nebiyutesfaye3620]

At this point, Ethiopia doesn't care about anybody else. The dam construction is 95% complete, and filling will continue for the next three years without interruption. I think it's time for the downstream countries to base their economies on something other than water. The Nile belongs to its rightful owners, the Ethiopians. Bye Bye no free water. You will be surprised with upcoming dams on the same Blue Nile water.

[@kilershakazulu400]

Which Ethiopia? Abiy now only control Addis.every region there is a war.

[@nebiyutesfaye3620]

@@kilershakazulu400 In your dream. Don't swallow what they feed you without testing it.

[@bugazi3037]

@@nebiyutesfaye3620failed state Ethiopia 🇪🇹 dreams big

[@SurafelKidane-nz4td]

​@@kilershakazulu400,😂😂😂 if that's true why you cry about ethiopia building dam😂

[@geosw1741]

@@bugazi3037 you need to know one thing first of all Ethiopia will never fail go and see history we have been through a lot but Ethiopia stand strong second we may not like the current government but we all see’s the dam like our children that’s why the dome is being build day and night

[@martingoodef811]

Egypt needs to build their own dam and should have been built at the same time

[@Tamsim3358]

They built their dam in the 1950s🙄

[@betsyedits381]

The dam is funded by the people of Ethiopia. A lot of people who are living in poverty contributed to the building of the dam in hopes of a better life. Egypt should back off.

[@truedps8]

Umm no? The Nile is a source of life for Egypt. If your source of life is threatened, you are going to fight back. If Ethiopia does not cooperate this will mean war. Do people not understand the significance of this lol?

[@manomano2524]

​@@truedps8 can't beat the Israel in war and going to beat them in war far away from their home? 😂joke

[@betsyedits381]

@truedps8 their source of life will not be threatened. They will simply not benefit as much as they used to.

[@zombieat]

building the grid and transmission lines required from the gerd to Addis Ababa will cost much more than the dam itself which is 3 times oversized for optimum electricity generation anyway.

[@SurafelKidane-nz4td]

​@@truedps8😂😂😂the dam is already done filled 42 bln cube if you think a war is an option egypt has a better chance of taking jerusalem than it does sending armored an infantry brigades to ethiopia😂 air strike is a nightmare for down stream country's i hope you all have a life jacket pls do it give us a reason to walk away from negotation.

[@outdoorcat5107]

Ethiopia will not compromise on its rights to utilize water resources anymore. You can bet on it.

[@morat795]

Egypt & Egyptians do not consider themselves as Africans. Sudan also claimed to be an Arab but the Arabs unfortunately rejected them. Little Somalia also think they have more in common with the Arabs than the black Africans. These three nations have always been a model enemy to Ethiopia from the dawn of time. Their colonial past has impacted their identity to the level of crisis. Ethiopia is a strong nation, never colonised & supported many African nations in gaining their independence. This war rhetoric from Egypt & Egyptians will not stop Ethiopia from developing & utilising it’s God given natural resources but if it comes to war, history has shown time & time again that Ethiopia & Ethiopians are never known to throw the first stone but they’re known to cast the last.

[@taz09216]

You can be african and arab. Being arab is not skin colour but language. You speak english but you are not british

[@morat795]

@@taz09216 You just contradicted yourself. You said speaking English does not make you British so it means speaking Arabic does not make you an Arab & yes, Arab is a race just like black African is a race.

[@lightingflow4203]

​@@morat795people can be many things at the same time , like being arab and Asian at the same time.

[@morat795]

@@lightingflow4203 How old are you if I may ask ? You can’t be an Arab & Chinese or Indian if you’re talking about the Asians in that particular geography. I don’t even understand what you mean when you say these random senseless theories.

[@lightingflow4203]

@@morat795 what my age have to do with what I wrote, you clearly aren't Smart enough to understand even the simplest logic, you shouldn't go around commenting on things you can't comprehend.

[@Andrew-df1dr]

I like that your referred to Somaliland and not Somalia.

[@johnelway9879]

they’re apart of Somalia and bit by bit they’re disintegrating…first the Dhulbahante tribe and now Awdal and Samaroon soon the so called Somaliland will only be Hargeisa and it’s outskirts 💀💀💀

[@alanle1471]

Egypt needs to invest in water desalination plants like Israel and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

[@ismaciilcabdillahiyuusuf2650]

The World with peace, unity, integrity and love,, watching from berbera somaliland rep,,

[@pendulumlife6963]

the Nile river cannot exist without the protection of natural resources, so Egypt and Sudan should discuss how they can help Ethiopia in environmental protection not how much water they get every year because they are going to lose what they have now. they should forget about the colonial era agreements. If Egypt now thinks of attacking GERD, let it count as Sudan wiped off the face of the earth and it will remain for her, Ethiopians cannot help them in this.

[@ethiotechbox8731]

So true, the entitlement of Egyptians like they are the source of the water is not buying anymore. They better accept the fact that Ethiopia has all right (even if they want to stop the flow of the water) and focus on the help Ethiopia to do reforestation around the source for better stream for further global warming and climate change problems that way the source will not stop and Ethiopia will not harm them.

[@HruVision]

Fighting over water 💧 is insane

[@s3v3n3]

Exactly, Egypt literally lives next to the ocean and Ethiopia is land-locked.

[@teddieprox2307]

​@s3v3n3 ocean water is fresh water ?

[@oraschannel]

Ethiopia should do whatever it takes for the betterment of her citizens, any of these countries if In Ethiopias place would do the same

[@ryantetreault3447]

Yeah, make sure you remember that when Egypt starts attacking Ethiopia.

[@oraschannel]

@@ryantetreault3447 so u think going to war seems to be the best case solution

[@ryantetreault3447]

@@oraschannel if Egypt thinks it’s for the betterment of its citizens the yeah

[@mleinternationalW]

@@ryantetreault3447 if war is your choice, the Nile will turn to blood again for Egypt. We don't even have to fight you we just redirect and poison the downstream waters and its over. Every competent Egyptian knows this. The only way you can control the flow is by controlling the source which I can confidently say will never happen. if colonizing Ethiopia was easy you guys would have done it by now. god knows you tried.

[@kilershakazulu400]

Which Ethiopia? Abiy now only control Addis.every region there is a war.

[@cukeyr12345]

Absolutely Somaliland needs this electricity ❤

[@thomasal2487]

Somaliland needs and deserves recognition too 🙏

[@raybod1775]

Most of Nile water will flow down. Egypt wants weak neighbors.

[@AmsaluBelay-k7z]

Ethiopia has no any desire to heart Egypt or the Sudan .but natural right to utilize it's resource can't be compromised

[@sauceokay]

this guy just tried to compare the size of the dam to the area of houston, completing ignoring the volume of water