From my heart as an Egyptian, Egyptians and Ethiopians are brothers and Africans , we will success to manage it and reach an agreement Insha'Allah with God Will, Long live Ethiopia and Egypt
As a I Ethiopian I can confidently say we aren't trying to starve anyone I mean a hydro electric power dam means the water has to go through we aren't holding back the water for ever and also we are being transparent and showing how the construction is going and also it's quality .
@katkoot229 exactly. So why would Ethiopia not want to use its 'oxygen' and rather let it be used by another country? Let alone the soil that also comes with said 'oxygen'.
@katkoot229 Do you mean the life of Egyptian's is more valuable than Ethiopians . Totally unacceptable . Egypt complaining of unilateral move by Ethiopia . Egypt and Sudan have never consulted Ethiopia in any of the projects completed and projects underway currently such as Toshka canal . So why Ethiopia ?✌️🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹
There won't be no agreement with a country that had been working relentlessly to stop Ethiopia daming the nile,nothing good is going to come out from them.
Fact check 1. The dam has already been built. 2.The dam doesn’t stop the water flow since it’s getting filled-up in phases that will take 3 to 6 years depending on rain fall. This is the unselfish Ethiopia’s understandings of its neighbors’ need for water. 3. Ethiopia was never been a part of any colonial era treaty that guaranteed Egypt and Sudan all the water flow because Ethiopia has never been colonized. That treaty is null. 4. Any attack by Egypt is no one’s fault. That responsibility is solely on Egypt. They will be the one who will have to live with the consequences that will follow if they miscalculate this. 5. The blue Nile from Ethiopia which accounts for over 80% of the Nile River DOES NOT start at the dam. If Ethiopia wants to stop the water, the dam is not the way to do it. Given the 99.9999% unlikely scenario that Egypt attacks the dam, Ethiopia will be in their FULL right to start diverting the number of small tributary rivers in the highlands which will starve the Blue Nile and significantly reduces the total amount of of water to the Nile River itself. Egypt knows that. Since they dug themselves in, they will have no choice to go to a full blown out war with Ethiopia. That will be the end of Egypt as we know it because: -Topography The highlands of Ethiopia ranges between 8000 to 15000 ft elevation. Just getting there by itself with all your supplies is not just for Egypt it will be a daunting task for a more modernized military nation like USA. - Fighting force Ethiopians have internal conflicts since its inception, but one thing that unite them is foreign wars. Ethiopia can enlist millions of troops at a moment of notice specially since they have a very large percentage of young population. Roughly 60% of 110 million are between 15 to 30 years old. -Diplomacy Egypt used to be more appealing to the west. That’s why they were instrumental in blocking loans for the dam from IMF or world bank when Ethiopians asked for a loan. That’s why Ethiopia funded the project by herself. Worked for Ethiopia unintentionally. That showed other African, Asian and Latin American countries what can be done without this monopoly institutions of the west. Giving Ethiopia the upper hand in diplomacy to the majority of nations. Ethiopia is a head quarter to many international institutions only next to New York. Ethiopia’s geopolitical appeal to the rest of Subsaharan African countries is significant. -Internal conflicts Like I mentioned above, Ethiopians aren’t new to internal conflicts. But, Egypt has a lot to lose if that happens. Going on a full blown out war will make them weak internally opening up other issues they will not control. Turkey, Libya, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Hizbollah, ISIS, Muslim brotherhood, etc... it will destabilize them to the point they will not recover. -Aswan dam This is a very remote unlikely scenario, but what if Ethiopia has the ability to strike the Aswan dam? What will happen if it collapsed? That, I will leave it to anyone to do a research. That possibility will remain no matter what. That by itself scares Egypt a $hit out of them. At the end, my money is on Egypt to agree on Ethiopia’s term. That’s why Ethiopia has not signed any deal. Egypt has to understand that Ethiopia can not guarantee anything like those colonizers. This is what happens when you are dealing with a free country that has known war for its entire existence.
So it is true that Ethiopia is going for bieng Africas super power. After putting this all together. I say Ethiopia should not sign any deal who is with me.
The dam is not completed yet thus extending the filling period beyond 2 or 3 years is mandatory. Furthermore you may or may not already know that electricity will start being produced this year w/ 2 of 16 turbines w/ only 5 BCM of water in the reservoir. It should also be noted that filling the dam very close to max capacity would be irrational based on some expert opinions. With regards to treaties it should be noted that in 1902 under no compulsion Ethiopia voluntarily signed a treaty pledging not to construct any works on the Nile, look it up. This video like others makes no mention of the 2015 Declaration of Principles which makes not reference to any historical treaty, which all 3 countries signed, and which makes no reference to other historical treaties. I don't know why.
T Nasr factored in the total project including the secondary reservoir and installations of all turbines, the dam as of today is 80% completed. With the two turbines, you are correct they will start generating power soon with the initial 5BCM of water. Total once filled will be 74BCM. As far as the 1902 treaty with GB which by the way Egypt was not even a part of it, there is no where that says Ethiopia can not use the water. The fact is that now Ethiopians do not recognize any agreement that was done by any colonialists. They have no negotiating power on behalf of any country because they shouldn’t have been there to begin with. But Ethiopians can’t completely stop the water flow at all either. But, we already know that even the international law prohibits any nation from doing that. In case of war and specially if you are the one who started the attack (aggressor), good luck convincing anyone. Because, Ethiopia will start diverting as soon as they get attacked. Of course, that’s not going to happen because Egypt will have a lot to lose in that scenario. So, the win win solution is Egypt will have to accept that Ethiopia can not guarantee any level of water and Ethiopia need to accept that they can not stop the flow the water using the GERD dam. My guess is the dam will be filled in increments depending on rain fall. After that, the water will continue to flow like it did for millennia. All this nonsense will be in the back burner.
@katkoot229 Ethiopians are not selfish as Egyptians,they still needs to share the water despite of Egyptians using water for a centuries.Amazing thing is that Egptians still wants to use it alone,imagine 80% water is from Ethiopia.And also you may think that how Egypt tolerate if 80% of water is flowing from Egypt to Ethiopia? I am sure that they never give us a drop of water!!!
@hussein noureldin wait what??? 😳 You want to bomb the dam?? Bombing the dam would be suicidal for both Egypt and sudan the immense amount of water inside the water would completely destroy both countries
David Foster’s pronunciation of Addis Ababa is very very impressive. 👏 👏 👏 I love seeing presenters making an effort when it comes pronouncing foreign names/places.
For many thousands years they used our water with out any expense now we need development its our time we have to run away from poverty ....but egypt dont need we are buiding dam ,let them know no one will stop my project let them cry to tgere foster father usa trupm.
@katkoot229 brother look i dont mean you peoples dei . keep in mind for thousands year we were unable to make dam b/c of lack of finance visionary leader now thanks to our visionary abiy ahmed we are stragling to run off poverty & no more darkness we need light as well so its our time to build dam we are not holding our water let it run for those who need water BUT all of your governors are creating noise they think they are created by God to live but we .... we dont need any progress lets continue starving and live in darkness? What a hell does it mean then you will be happy?
@@spaceman6921 i know since you were chiled your politician are educated you the river belong to Egypt but they are evilish didnt tell you the source where it comes okey
We ethiopian don't want to harm anybody but this dam is not only about economic issue also a matter of life and death to us.....we have to use our resource(abay). Pls Don't be selfish Egyptians also learn to live peacefuly and respect with other
@hussein noureldin OK LETS say egypt blows up the dam..ten sudan will be flooded...then sudan will attack you,turkey will too involving the syrian issue and te mediteranean issue,then ethiopians will blow up the aswan high dam,then ethiopians will start using tana and its tribuitaries for irrigation....then egypt will be out of te map of the world...hahaahahahahahahaha.....and i am just joking...we will negotiate to use the river like brother and sisters...
@hussein noureldin ethiopia never refuse negotiation but you guys always speak about war rather than negotiation and am sure u also know this well also if you like to negotiate with regard to colonial document then just drop it we never ever accept it b/c as u know we never colonize by anyone so don't have that colonial mentality so we don't need anyone to tell us how to use our resource but we believe in fair negotiation b/c in ethiopia more than 60% of the population don't get electricity in other side in egypt more than 98% of z population get electricity also live a good standard of life compare to ethiopia...now tell me who is selfish here also we are 110 million plus people who have the right to live like 100 million plus people of Egyptians.
@hussein noureldin hahaha yea don't try us as a whole b/c you already know what the outcome will be also am sure you can't do that for z sake of yourself btw you also has aswan dam so no one is win by war but your lost is greater than us.
@hussein noureldin sharing is impossible unless Egypt loses her share. Either you like it or not we will share the water. that's why the negotiation has no progress. If your share is not enough that's your problem. You are not the only country having a shortage of water. Learn from them. The other thing is, no country benefits from war, but if it is necessary let it be. Let me ask you one question. How much of the water does Ethiopia deserve? please describe it on BCm.
We Ethiopians get married from our country because of the Nile River that satisfies our neighbors without quenching our thirst. Just because we have not developed this river before does not mean it is not ours. I don't think it's healthy to say don't touch the Nile that flows from your house. All they have to do is ask for it in love! Help us with our development and we will grow together! If you disrupt our development, you will end up in defeat.
They should pay for water like everyone pays for a watèrbill. Ìs Egypt handing over free oil to other countries? It's quite silly to expect fee handouts for utilities Honington intimidate ÈÞHIOPIA military handouts from Washington DC & Brussels.
The international community primarily the UK and USA have sided with Egypt and their interests since the colonial times and blocked the Ethiopian World Bank development applications to proceed any economic development on the Blue Nile since 1920’s.
The more reason why we see US and particularly UK as anti African. They want to see us wallow in poverty for ever. African leaders must wise up especially those that they referred to as South of the Sahara!.
Thank you so much David for bringing again this case to the table. I think the only way out to this centuries-old dispute is if the three countries have a joint investment in the water. The western countries rather than mediation they would be helpful in developing joint projects. For example, Ethiopia has huge water...Sudan has a huge agricultural land and irrigation facility... Egypt has huge access to the agricultural products market. So if the world bank, the western countries, and others bring in the money we can have a huge and substantial product from the river which Bytheway will benefit the western countries. Otherwise, this Nile talk will enter with out agreement into the next century.
Agreement for what with aggressive Egyptians, because nothing Ethiopia can gate in return from Egyptians, so Ethiopia have right whatever to do in her territory to grow the country, Egypt rape Ethiopian wealthy water resources for centuries, ethiopians suffering for drinking water currently in Eastern Ethiopia, so in the future we are going to piping the water to the different parts of Ethiopia, so Egyptians must use their sea water after desalination, they must not expect our water for ever.
Mr. Foster your initial video appears to show drought in Sudan, in reality Sudan had increased rainfall in 2020 and flooding was their major problem this year.
The GERD is NOT "blocking" the blue Nile or starving downstream countries of needed water. They are slowly filling their reservoir which in the future will ensure adequate flow in lean rainfall years. It seems that it is actually a benefit to downstream countries for there to be billions of meters of water held in reserve upstream and it is definitely a benefit for the region for there to be a new, dependable source of electricity generation Unless Ethiopia were to diminish the average flow of the river for extended periods there is no real basis for conflict.
Egypt has always had control over the Nile. It gives them a form of power internationally. Ethiopia now controls it, which threatens their position in the international community. Idk, but that's what I think this is really about. 🤷🏽♀
I love how a country that was colonized is trying to tell a country that was not colonized about a treaty that they signed with their former colonizers that A) has no relevance today because they're all now sovereign countries and B) a country that was never colonized in the first place wouldn't respect that treaty one way or the other because they were never involved or included or a part of it and were NOT colonized. I mean, really?🤦🏽♀🙄
Agreements can only be made when each party has strong incentives to reach an agreement. When one party has all the power and little incentive to make any concessions then a final agreement will more likely than not be elusive. At the end of the day unless there is a severe drop in rainfall in Ethiopia it may not matter, serious harm probably won't hit Sudan and Egypt unless rainfall drops meaningfully in the next 5 years.
People are saying that Egypt is concerned that its share of water will be lost due to the Dam filling. What is Egypt share of water? All the water behind the Dam will be release d from Ethiopia. Electricity cannot be produced by turning off the water. The country that stands to gain the most is actually Sudan. They didn't pay for the Dam, they can get cheap electricity and they can irrigate their fertile lands because of the constant supply of water coming from the Dam. Sudan can exponentially I increase their agricultural production .
Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan, must sit on the table and reach a win-win agreement. Egypt shall also stop all kind of mischiefs to destabilize Ethiopia via sponsoring different actors, Egypt shall reconsider the outdated colonial 90% water lione sharing agreement & the world shall also recognize the fair resource sharing.....
Ethiopia does not want colonial agreements, how and when it was an independent and strong country, it has no right to object. Secondly, Benishangul is a Sudanese region, and Britain gave it to Ethiopia. Therefore, it must return the region to Sudan
Both countries are jealous. Drought is not lack of Abay /nile river for Sudan & it's neighbour massary/ or in Amharic MESSERY.they always thinking about only themselves. We need electric city, we want protect our fertili soil we are not hurting others. Otherwise no one can stop construct the dam &we follow the international hydrological laws.
"despite the noise they're making NO! It's more of a political statement or will,"! Unlike Etegypt, Ethiopia believes in pan African sentiment of continued brotherhood and HONEST dialog, bargaining and negotiation to give and take in order to reach a desired win win out come!! If this was not the case and it proves to be of no use or help to reach a deal, then there's ALWAYS our NATURAL RIGHT guaranteed by the International Water Law !!!! "" The 1997 United Nations Convention on Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses is one international instrument that specifically focuses on shared water resources. It established two key principles to guide the conduct of nations regarding shared watercourses: "equitable and reasonable use" and "the obligation not to cause significant harm" to neighbours. "”!!! Either way Ethiopia stands in a HIGHER moral and Legal ground from things stand!! 💓Dr ARIKANA warnings are coming to light😆!!! It's epic!! Egypt once again is torn apart between @frica, Europe and Arab$!! A for told predicament!!!
Agreements can only be made when each party has strong incentives to reach an agreement. When one party has all the power and little incentive to make any concessions then a final agreement will more likely than not be elusive. At the end of the day unless there is a severe drop in rainfall in Ethiopia within the next 5 years it may not matter.
@@tnasr3254 Ethiopia's stance of "equitable and reasonable" sharing and "no significant harm" to thy neighbour is more than an incentive!. Ethiopia is trying really hard not to escalate the situation given Egypt's way of incentive is to raintlesly put much pressure on Ethiopia and try to subdue to it's own terms and demands is not only unacceptable but a down right ignorance!!! And by the way, campaigning to sanction external finance, creating political destabilization, Direct and indirect threats are not incentives!!!
This is one of wrong propaganda regarding Nile river. Egypt does this intentionally. As Egypt and her government indirectly explain many times not because of the dam. It is a hidden envy that speculates Ethiopia is going to be a leader country on the east. This is not right on Ethiopians side. Why? As most of us know the dam is on whatever name it may be called an electricity dam. The water from the river hits the turbine and goes back to its natural course. That’s it. As mentioned earlier because of hidden envy and jealousy Egypt is revolving around the world and distributing her lie tale. The surprising thing is many people like Donald Trump doesn’t know what a electricity dam and water flow is. The reason is not because of water shortages. The reason is one and one. Egypt doesn’t want her neighbors growth and development. Same thing she is doing on Libya. For the assassination of Muhammed Gadaf Egypt’s role is enormous. Same way she doesn’t want growth of Chad. Egypt really worried for lack of water? BIG NO!!!! Let’s see her water options. 1) The Red Sea water option. 2) The Mediterranean water option. 3) The Nubia Sand System Aquifer water option. Egypt doesn’t want to utilize these all water options if really threatened by water shortage. Let’s come back and see the electricity dam that will be constructed. 1) The water amount will not be reduced. 2) Less amount of water will be wasted by evaporation than previous years. 3) Ethiopians will have electric power. By the way more than 68% of Ethiopian population doesn’t have electric power. Imagine how the serious problem will be solved building the dam. Egypt is happy to keep all these amount Ethiopians to remain in darkness. Not only darkness the international aimed Global development goals will not be achieved without electricity. International development organizations let be aware of this problem and comparing with false tales of Egypt there for centuries. Ethiopians want to see their millennium development goals achieved. I want to notify president Trump that neocolonialism is unknown history in Ethiopia including any colonial thought.
@@egyptfalcon3504 My Grandmother lives in LA my father and mother also live in LA my grandfather is dead In Ethiopia but he was a judge he ate food all the time. My Other Grandfather and Grandmother were living the life until their land was stolen from the Government but they are both dead. My Uncle is rich he works for the Ethiopian government and he is a business man in Ethiopia. My other uncle is rich he is a business man also and his wife is a doctor she owns a couple of hospital buildings in Ethiopia my cousins live in DC they are doctors they are doing well also.
Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan, the three countries share Nile waters, and so they must sit on the table and reach a win-win agreement. Egypt is ready to discuss any issue and 100 % want prosperity for Ethiopians. Please support the three countries and hold for peace. Adam Moroccan from Canada
adam i dont think you know how egyptians and there government think about ethiopia they concider ethiopia as the number one enemy just becouse of nile that is way there government is funding and suport all groups who destablise ethiopia for over 200 years so you make me lough when you said egypt whants ethiopia to develop the opposite is true bro
@0:48'' when you start it that way with a biased and uninformed scholar you definitely understand the aim of the documentary. No water has been siphoned the proof is the flooding in neighbouring Sundan. A hydrodam has never in the history of energy generation retained excessive water as this will leave the dam after energy production. But using the dam or any other dam for irrigation is also the right of Ethiopia as no country including Turkey has built a dam with the approval of other countries. In fact, Ethiopia is a very respectful country towards its neighbours reason for which it has invited down stream countries for win-win use of the river for which it contributes 86%. Ethiopia will produce its energy and should use irrigation instead of relying on rain-fed agriculture. Its sole responsibility is to use its water without significantly affecting down stream countries. As an international media, please invite unbiased and knowledgeable people for analysis or it will say more about your interest.
You expect GERD to be used for irrigation? Would it be in Ethiopia or Sudan? I read its tertiary purposes are flood control and raising massive amounts of fish
Why don’t you build power stations to generate electricity :) 5 billion investment could help building huge power grid. But Ethiopia wants to build the dam and as result get electricity. Did Ethiopia agree on information sharing about water filling schedule ? No How Egypt should accept just words of Ethiopian government? No treaty equals no dam.
Very weird seeing Ethiopian think like that If you live in apartment in near by the water pipe , you can’t just block it because it is your and other apartment away from it should not use. Also you don’t have water problem, the dam is in the far end of your water stream so basically no benefits from blocking the water except making troubles for other countries.
I can not understand your argument "Why is Ethiopia doesn't build power station". That is exactly what Ethiopia is doing right now. You can't generate electric power unless you have a day. The grid line you are talking firstly it is useless unless you have a dam that generate power. Secondly the grid is non of Egypt's business. If Egypt is very concerned about water security it should solve its own problem by itself either investing on desalination plants or ground water than buying weapons.
Not mentioning where they were born for both of the other guests but mentioning where he was born and when he left the country is Pretty much discrimination it's very upsetting to see!!!!!!
GERD is in its first stage . But Egypt and Sudan blame the construction of the dam for shortage of water be it for climate change or any other reason . The blame is inplace also for flooding . 🍀☘️☘️
Why do the 9 upstream countries have no right to any of the water of the nile? Ethiopia should have a right to some portion. The Egyptians are demanding Ethiopia take all the pain. Unfortunately, a bunch of this is Egypt trying to keep Ethiopia from growing economically enough to be a true competitor. From what I've read, this will boost production in Ethiopia from 4,000 MWh to 10,000 MWh. For a country with only 40% of the population with electricity, that seems like a good idea. Should the Egyptians have an agreement? Yes, but so far the offers have been one sided trying to hold colonial agreements. Ethiopia needs the level high enough to start making electricity. That means some amount of the 74 cubic kilometers stored upstream is filled. Eventually, hopefully in surplus years, the dam will be filled in order to produce the full electricity. It is a question of how fast it is filled. I also wonder, how full is it? If Egypt were to "blow it up", would it be attacking themselves at this point or is the amount of water so low to be irrelevant versus a normal flood year?
All this hatred is in your hearts. You want development and prosperity at the expense of 150 million people. You are still ignorant. The dam is important to prevent water from Egypt and sell it, not to produce electricity.
@@mohamedbahgat293 You claim Nile water is existencial . It is not a lexurey for Ethiopians too. You are selling bottled water in Egypt and elsewhere . You're selling agricultural products to the middle east and elsewhere . So what is wrong with Ethiopia selling water and Electric power ? So there is no free lunch and you have to pay for the water more than your share. Off course you you have to pay for the fertile soil and important minerals that Abbay (Nile )brings with water. As water gives you life this is cheap . Don't you think water is more valuable than feul. The choice is yours . ✌️🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹
Great! This is one of a well thought comment. In my view what the three countries (Egypt, Ethiopia & Sudan) should negotiate is how to develop the Nile valley jointly for a shared benefit. Ethiopia have a high water potential and this huge electric city, Sudan has abundant fertile irrigable land, Egypt has millenia old irrigation experiences and market outlets. If the western or Eastern countries want to help this cause they can give a loan for this irrigation development and it will be a happy day for the three countries if not East West. The only way out I can see is cooperation. Not military options or helping one others rebells.
It doesn't have the right to bring harm to other countries. As long as Ethiopia remains responsible, the dam issue shouldn't be a problem and should be allowed to happen.
The focus is skewed to Ethiopia which uses less than 0.00001 percent of the water, to produce electricity , meanwhile Egypt and Sudan in lesser degree use and waste 99percent of the water in desert projects like toshka artificial lakes and darfur and on to Palestine, I would say be bold and do research journalism and not sensationalism. International water law should include water dollar exchange suggestion made by one of your guests. Aswan dam is ineffective water reservoir compared to gerd dam on evaporation.Diplomacy has been hostility and harm Ethiopia at all cost for giving Egypt life? Fairness comes from above, human beings by nature are selfish. They will learn to share one way or the other and there is no other way, if they harm us then gods wrath will be upon them.
Egypt is just too arrogant and lazy to adapt Israeli like irrigation system for their outdated farming system.With the dam or not egypt cant sustain its ever growing population on just the nile river.There is also an abundant ground water that lies below the countrty and again its egypts responsibility to find a way in making it accessible !
Egypt and Sudanese leaders need to get their heads out of the extreme hot sand and start thinking as post colonial African family! All the three country leaders want the best for their respective countries and people. This is not our fathers and grandfather time or world, war isn't and has never been the answer in fact it's expensive for all and it's old fashion! The Ethiopian leadership from the begging seems to understand this very well and was focused on growing and changing the region! not harming the downstream countries. The Nile has been a gift to all riparian nations it touch and it can be a blessing to all for the next thousands of years if only our African leaders and people change our old fashion colinal planted thinking! Every great team knows how to change and adapt based on the situation like a smart football player. The measure of intelligence is the ability to change! Destroying each others infrastructure or cities will only help others. So we need to change our thinking and grow and change together hand to hand and the bottom line we are all brothers and we can change and grow together! We all know it or not Ethiopia is changing and growing by the grace of God inspite of covid 19, according to world bank, imf and others the Ethiopian econmy is on a fasttrack growth and Ethiopia is not and has never been selfish it wants to take all its neighbors for the ride! If your head is on the old fashion war games and your stuck there we will go the extra way to change your thinking if not by the grace of God we are good at war! Please for reference ask the historical Egyptians, Italians and Koreans.
Its our sovereign Right to do whatever we want if not harming significantly down stream countries. As Ethiopian we don't care about the "water dollar" nonsense, its indirect controlling of my country. Our fate is in our hand since the beginning of life. Its my dam Letthem blow" the dam and we will see what happen after all that water goes to their dam, it will be a Doom's day.
Yes, there was huge amount of flood this past Ethiopian rainy season in ETHIOPIA and the downstream countries, why? because ETHIOPIA was planting trees in billions now for years and the average as a result rainfall increased in multiple folds, that's what is going to continue. Egypt and Sudan really get ready to handle the harm of the flood meanwhile use the GERD politics to deceive your people. Tnx the host and participants.
Dear Egyptian ,We have the same river, Why we going to blow up it, for the seek of Israel(enemy of Philistine) ,the speaker wants to built the name and city of eyerusalem with the cost of our dam. let think twice . In my idea it is better to shared it this GOD gift equally, other wise if any body try to touch the dam, Ethiopia will be forced to change the flow /tunnel / of the river in to east direction, to fulfil the wisdom of GOD
Stop showing us filed films in drought time of your dry land....this time nothing happened both country Egypt and Sudan, even they got a lot of water excessive because of rainfall season so please don't laid the world and your people too. The truth is Sudan flooded most areas of Cartum city and the dam also filled with water already so please talk the truth and corporate with Ethiopia for better life for all of us peacefully.
@katkoot229 you right, the thing is in Ethiopia at winter ( rainfall season) we got a lot of water and drain to Abbay(Nile) river that means Egypt get more water than summer or drought time in Ethiopia, the same wise in Egypt small water or drought season too, so that exactly you know what I'm talking about bro!
@katkoot229 we Ethiopian not harm our brother neighboring country trust me, we just need hydroelectric power on the river ...GERD reservoir only the purpose of electric power and the area is good for the Dam. Lake Tana just for drinking and farming but in GERD even we don't have enough field for farming, we just produced power and live all water in the flow then Egypt and Sudan get more water than previous years because of constant water formation all years....now you guys have to help us, for few years filling up all capacity of the reservoir.... That all the problem, nothing complicated this is the only solutions. But Egypt government want control all situation inside my country water reservoir and rivers, that can't be happened never and ever because Ethiopia is sovereign country of Africa and the respected one on the world.
I have good suggestion for Egyptian people must know and we know too that your government still Ethiopia Nile water to transfer Israel by Al selam canal and get benefit for their pockets but your farmers haven't get enough water because of your corrupted government.... Just FYI, but Nile is enough for Ethiopia even for Israel too so please better to corporate with neighboring countries or Nile basen, don't be grid to share.
@katkoot229 Hey bro! Just check on Google map easily you can see the canals from Egypt through Siena desert across to Israel so please we know that what they negotiate in camp David agreement by the witness of USA....guys open your eye first then you can talk what is going on!.
I hope Ethiopia has already underaken detail study on how to retaliate by destroying Aswan dam.Ethiopia knew where and how it can distroy it.On top of that, ethiopians shall prepare themselves to fully control the Nile, by fully utilizing each and every drop of water, from each corner of the country.this will be a productive self defence mechanism.
Blocked Table opend only to Egypt, you seem you David hired for the abroad investors Epypt The crying & weeping that Egyptiams trying to show about the grand ethiopian renaissance dam (GERD0 to the intel community, is not concerned about Egypt, but this is the external symptom of s disease that comes from agreat jelous disposition lest not Ethiopia can escape from poverty and dark. If God so will, and inevitably we started filling then the dam will be finished at the time that ethiopia alocatted in its level.
First try to find a little history about Ethiopia is the only independant state in Africa if Egypt take military action she will lose all her soldiers Military is about strategy not budget only they has huge budget cuzz they are afraid of wars haaaaaa ha
The draught in Sudan is not the cause of Nile. The Nile is still running while they have draught.
From my heart as an Egyptian, Egyptians and Ethiopians are brothers and Africans , we will success to manage it and reach an agreement Insha'Allah with God Will, Long live Ethiopia and Egypt
Finally someone who is well-meaning. Because of good people, I like to spend my holidays in Egypt.
As a I Ethiopian I can confidently say we aren't trying to starve anyone I mean a hydro electric power dam means the water has to go through we aren't holding back the water for ever and also we are being transparent and showing how the construction is going and also it's quality .
Its obvious you havent seen what the polititians have been telling the world they will sell the water to Egypt and they will sell the water to Isreal.
This is not true in all cases. This dam is also meant to reserve huge amount of water which will affect Egypt badly
Ethiopia has a right to use its resource with out hurting other nations substantially. Your emotions don’t change facts
@katkoot229 exactly. So why would Ethiopia not want to use its 'oxygen' and rather let it be used by another country? Let alone the soil that also comes with said 'oxygen'.
@katkoot229 Do you mean the life of Egyptian's is more valuable than Ethiopians . Totally unacceptable .
Egypt complaining of unilateral move by Ethiopia . Egypt and Sudan have never consulted Ethiopia in any of the projects completed and projects underway currently such as Toshka canal . So why Ethiopia ?✌️🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹
@@gelanehjarso9634 my guy skipped geography lessons
Like David He Speaks Facts not feelings.
I love WIlliam Davidson unbiased and fair analysis of what is going on.
There won't be no agreement with a country that had been working relentlessly to stop Ethiopia daming the nile,nothing good is going to come out from them.
UN proposal: rejected
AU proposal: also rejected
so tell me Ethiopians are your brothers Africans are also colonizers too?
Fact check
1. The dam has already been built.
2.The dam doesn’t stop the water flow since it’s getting filled-up in phases that will take 3 to 6 years depending on rain fall. This is the unselfish Ethiopia’s understandings of its neighbors’ need for water.
3. Ethiopia was never been a part of any colonial era treaty that guaranteed Egypt and Sudan all the water flow because Ethiopia has never been colonized. That treaty is null.
4. Any attack by Egypt is no one’s fault. That responsibility is solely on Egypt. They will be the one who will have to live with the consequences that will follow if they miscalculate this.
5. The blue Nile from Ethiopia which accounts for over 80% of the Nile River DOES NOT start at the dam. If Ethiopia wants to stop the water, the dam is not the way to do it. Given the 99.9999% unlikely scenario that Egypt attacks the dam, Ethiopia will be in their FULL right to start diverting the number of small tributary rivers in the highlands which will starve the Blue Nile and significantly reduces the total amount of of water to the Nile River itself. Egypt knows that. Since they dug themselves in, they will have no choice to go to a full blown out war with Ethiopia. That will be the end of Egypt as we know it because:
-Topography
The highlands of Ethiopia ranges between 8000 to 15000 ft elevation. Just getting there by itself with all your supplies is not just for Egypt it will be a daunting task for a more modernized military nation like USA.
- Fighting force
Ethiopians have internal conflicts since its inception, but one thing that unite them is foreign wars. Ethiopia can enlist millions of troops at a moment of notice specially since they have a very large percentage of young population. Roughly 60% of 110 million are between 15 to 30 years old.
-Diplomacy
Egypt used to be more appealing to the west. That’s why they were instrumental in blocking loans for the dam from IMF or world bank when Ethiopians asked for a loan. That’s why Ethiopia funded the project by herself. Worked for Ethiopia unintentionally. That showed other African, Asian and Latin American countries what can be done without this monopoly institutions of the west. Giving Ethiopia the upper hand in diplomacy to the majority of nations. Ethiopia is a head quarter to many international institutions only next to New York. Ethiopia’s geopolitical appeal to the rest of Subsaharan African countries is significant.
-Internal conflicts
Like I mentioned above, Ethiopians aren’t new to internal conflicts. But, Egypt has a lot to lose if that happens. Going on a full blown out war will make them weak internally opening up other issues they will not control. Turkey, Libya, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Hizbollah, ISIS, Muslim brotherhood, etc... it will destabilize them to the point they will not recover.
-Aswan dam
This is a very remote unlikely scenario, but what if Ethiopia has the ability to strike the Aswan dam? What will happen if it collapsed? That, I will leave it to anyone to do a research. That possibility will remain no matter what. That by itself scares Egypt a $hit out of them.
At the end, my money is on Egypt to agree on Ethiopia’s term. That’s why Ethiopia has not signed any deal. Egypt has to understand that Ethiopia can not guarantee anything like those colonizers. This is what happens when you are dealing with a free country that has known war for its entire existence.
So it is true that Ethiopia is going for bieng Africas super power. After putting this all together. I say Ethiopia should not sign any deal who is with me.
The dam is not completed yet thus extending the filling period beyond 2 or 3 years is mandatory. Furthermore you may or may not already know that electricity will start being produced this year w/ 2 of 16 turbines w/ only 5 BCM of water in the reservoir. It should also be noted that filling the dam very close to max capacity would be irrational based on some expert opinions. With regards to treaties it should be noted that in 1902 under no compulsion Ethiopia voluntarily signed a treaty pledging not to construct any works on the Nile, look it up. This video like others makes no mention of the 2015 Declaration of Principles which makes not reference to any historical treaty, which all 3 countries signed, and which makes no reference to other historical treaties. I don't know why.
@@tnasr3254 around 80% construction is already done and there is no such 1902 treaty exist as far as Ethiopia concerned
T Nasr factored in the total project including the secondary reservoir and installations of all turbines, the dam as of today is 80% completed. With the two turbines, you are correct they will start generating power soon with the initial 5BCM of water. Total once filled will be 74BCM. As far as the 1902 treaty with GB which by the way Egypt was not even a part of it, there is no where that says Ethiopia can not use the water. The fact is that now Ethiopians do not recognize any agreement that was done by any colonialists. They have no negotiating power on behalf of any country because they shouldn’t have been there to begin with. But Ethiopians can’t completely stop the water flow at all either. But, we already know that even the international law prohibits any nation from doing that. In case of war and specially if you are the one who started the attack (aggressor), good luck convincing anyone. Because, Ethiopia will start diverting as soon as they get attacked. Of course, that’s not going to happen because Egypt will have a lot to lose in that scenario. So, the win win solution is Egypt will have to accept that Ethiopia can not guarantee any level of water and Ethiopia need to accept that they can not stop the flow the water using the GERD dam. My guess is the dam will be filled in increments depending on rain fall. After that, the water will continue to flow like it did for millennia. All this nonsense will be in the back burner.
Sadly aşan dam is heavily fortified either Israel would have already done it but as a result they lost every single air battle in 73 war
how can the water be blocked? there is no water consumption. it simply passes after generating/beating turbines.
@katkoot229 Ethiopians are not selfish as Egyptians,they still needs to share the water despite of Egyptians using water for a centuries.Amazing thing is that Egptians still wants to use it alone,imagine 80% water is from Ethiopia.And also you may think that how Egypt tolerate if 80% of water is flowing from Egypt to Ethiopia? I am sure that they never give us a drop of water!!!
We might us it for water I mean That’s a lot of water we will need to use it for water also
@katkoot229 its our water we don’t care if you like it or not we will be using it for drinking also.
@katkoot229 You are funding the instability if you arent a fascist then vote out of overthrow sisi who openly discusses destabilization
@@Hi-xu9xn It not your water. Egypt is able to protect its water. Nile river flows thousands of years before Ethiopia.
It's time for Ethiopia to use
It's natural resource
@hussein noureldin BLOW UP HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAHAHAAA
@@ma-gn1of that’s not happing man Or Else Egypt is going to flood
@@ma-gn1of selfish
@hussein noureldin we will see about that .
@hussein noureldin wait what??? 😳 You want to bomb the dam?? Bombing the dam would be suicidal for both Egypt and sudan the immense amount of water inside the water would completely destroy both countries
I’m so glad the Ethiopian government got William Davidson on their team, he is very articulate and is always putting in a very strong argument for us.
Egypt is going down. Support for Ethiopia from Somali.
No are u crazy ethopia is our enemy destroy ethopia
David Foster’s pronunciation of Addis Ababa is very very impressive. 👏 👏 👏 I love seeing presenters making an effort when it comes pronouncing foreign names/places.
For many thousands years they used our water with out any expense now we need development its our time we have to run away from poverty ....but egypt dont need we are buiding dam ,let them know
no one will stop my project let them cry to tgere foster father usa trupm.
@katkoot229 r u dum u can't come in to my house n tell me my house isn't mine do u realize how stupid u sound
@katkoot229 realy thats not my river dumpo ? hahaha what if the water falls towards to us from you then it yours uuum? you peaples are realy termites
@katkoot229 Egypt is envy. That's the only reason. It makes Ethiopia the power house.
@katkoot229 brother look i dont mean you peoples dei . keep in mind for thousands year we were unable to make dam b/c of lack of finance visionary leader now thanks to our visionary abiy ahmed we are stragling to run off poverty & no more darkness we need light as well so its our time to build dam we are not holding our water let it run for those who need water BUT all of your governors are creating noise they think they are created by God to live but we .... we dont need any progress lets continue starving and live in darkness? What a hell does it mean then you will be happy?
@@spaceman6921 i know since you were chiled your politician are educated you the river belong to Egypt but they are evilish didnt tell you the source where it comes okey
We ethiopian don't want to harm anybody but this dam is not only about economic issue also a matter of life and death to us.....we have to use our resource(abay). Pls Don't be selfish Egyptians also learn to live peacefuly and respect with other
@hussein noureldin war isn't a solution for this but if you want that then try us we just repeat past history(gundet and gura).
@hussein noureldin OK LETS say egypt blows up the dam..ten sudan will be flooded...then sudan will attack you,turkey will too involving the syrian issue and te mediteranean issue,then ethiopians will blow up the aswan high dam,then ethiopians will start using tana and its tribuitaries for irrigation....then egypt will be out of te map of the world...hahaahahahahahahaha.....and i am just joking...we will negotiate to use the river like brother and sisters...
@hussein noureldin ethiopia never refuse negotiation but you guys always speak about war rather than negotiation and am sure u also know this well also if you like to negotiate with regard to colonial document then just drop it we never ever accept it b/c as u know we never colonize by anyone so don't have that colonial mentality so we don't need anyone to tell us how to use our resource but we believe in fair negotiation b/c in ethiopia more than 60% of the population don't get electricity in other side in egypt more than 98% of z population get electricity also live a good standard of life compare to ethiopia...now tell me who is selfish here also we are 110 million plus people who have the right to live like 100 million plus people of Egyptians.
@hussein noureldin hahaha yea don't try us as a whole b/c you already know what the outcome will be also am sure you can't do that for z sake of yourself btw you also has aswan dam so no one is win by war but your lost is greater than us.
@hussein noureldin sharing is impossible unless Egypt loses her share. Either you like it or not we will share the water. that's why the negotiation has no progress. If your share is not enough that's your problem. You are not the only country having a shortage of water. Learn from them. The other thing is, no country benefits from war, but if it is necessary let it be. Let me ask you one question. How much of the water does Ethiopia deserve? please describe it on BCm.
Make Ethiopia Great.
We Ethiopians get married from our country because of the Nile River that satisfies our neighbors without quenching our thirst. Just because we have not developed this river before does not mean it is not ours. I don't think it's healthy to say don't touch the Nile that flows from your house. All they have to do is ask for it in love! Help us with our development and we will grow together! If you disrupt our development, you will end up in defeat.
They should pay for water like everyone pays for a watèrbill. Ìs Egypt handing over free oil to other countries? It's quite silly to expect fee handouts for utilities Honington intimidate ÈÞHIOPIA military handouts from Washington DC & Brussels.
The international community primarily the UK and USA have sided with Egypt and their interests since the colonial times and blocked the Ethiopian World Bank development applications to proceed any economic development on the Blue Nile since 1920’s.
The more reason why we see US and particularly UK as anti African. They want to see us wallow in poverty for ever. African leaders must wise up especially those that they referred to as South of the Sahara!.
UN proposal: rejected
AU proposal: also rejected
so tell me Ethiopians are your brothers Africans are also colonizers too?
Ethiopia: bans planes from flying over dams to prevent photos.
Google earth: okay?
That's not the real reason that planes shouldn't fly near that dam.
It's just political posturing: they know the world relies more on satellite images.
Thank you so much David for bringing again this case to the table. I think the only way out to this centuries-old dispute is if the three countries have a joint investment in the water. The western countries rather than mediation they would be helpful in developing joint projects. For example, Ethiopia has huge water...Sudan has a huge agricultural land and irrigation facility... Egypt has huge access to the agricultural products market. So if the world bank, the western countries, and others bring in the money we can have a huge and substantial product from the river which Bytheway will benefit the western countries. Otherwise, this Nile talk will enter with out agreement into the next century.
Egypt HATING - Pure Jealousy and wanting to keep a Brother Down!
UN proposal: rejected
AU proposal: also rejected
so tell me Ethiopians are your brothers Africans are also colonizers too?
The host is very impressive and reasonable guy. I must say his pronunciation of Addis Ababa is very impressive.
Agreement for what with aggressive Egyptians, because nothing Ethiopia can gate in return from Egyptians, so Ethiopia have right whatever to do in her territory to grow the country, Egypt rape Ethiopian wealthy water resources for centuries, ethiopians suffering for drinking water currently in Eastern Ethiopia, so in the future we are going to piping the water to the different parts of Ethiopia, so Egyptians must use their sea water after desalination, they must not expect our water for ever.
Our water 😂😂 lool you are so funny
@@elhussieneltantawy8417 يعم سيبك مهم دي عالم جهله محسسنا انهم مبيرضوش يشربوا المياه النيل علشان توصل لمصر شيئا غريبا الحيوانات تفهم عنهم
الافريقي هيفضل افريقي طول عمره
Mr. Foster your initial video appears to show drought in Sudan, in reality Sudan had increased rainfall in 2020 and flooding was their major problem this year.
The GERD is NOT "blocking" the blue Nile or starving downstream countries of needed water. They are slowly filling their reservoir which in the future will ensure adequate flow in lean rainfall years. It seems that it is actually a benefit to downstream countries for there to be billions of meters of water held in reserve upstream and it is definitely a benefit for the region for there to be a new, dependable source of electricity generation Unless Ethiopia were to diminish the average flow of the river for extended periods there is no real basis for conflict.
Egypt has always had control over the Nile. It gives them a form of power internationally. Ethiopia now controls it, which threatens their position in the international community. Idk, but that's what I think this is really about. 🤷🏽♀
I love how a country that was colonized is trying to tell a country that was not colonized about a treaty that they signed with their former colonizers that A) has no relevance today because they're all now sovereign countries and B) a country that was never colonized in the first place wouldn't respect that treaty one way or the other because they were never involved or included or a part of it and were NOT colonized. I mean, really?🤦🏽♀🙄
Agreements can only be made when each party has strong incentives to reach an agreement. When one party has all the power and little incentive to make any concessions then a final agreement will more likely than not be elusive. At the end of the day unless there is a severe drop in rainfall in Ethiopia it may not matter, serious harm probably won't hit Sudan and Egypt unless rainfall drops meaningfully in the next 5 years.
People are saying that Egypt is concerned that its share of water will be lost due to the Dam filling. What is Egypt share of water? All the water behind the Dam will be release d from Ethiopia. Electricity cannot be produced by turning off the water.
The country that stands to gain the most is actually Sudan. They didn't pay for the Dam, they can get cheap electricity and they can irrigate their fertile lands because of the constant supply of water coming from the Dam. Sudan can exponentially I increase their agricultural production .
Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan, must sit on the table and reach a win-win agreement. Egypt shall also stop all kind of mischiefs to destabilize Ethiopia via sponsoring different actors, Egypt shall reconsider the outdated colonial 90% water lione sharing agreement & the world shall also recognize the fair resource sharing.....
Ethiopia does not want colonial agreements, how and when it was an independent and strong country, it has no right to object. Secondly, Benishangul is a Sudanese region, and Britain gave it to Ethiopia. Therefore, it must return the region to Sudan
UN proposal: rejected
AU proposal: also rejected
so tell me Ethiopians are your brothers Africans are also colonizers too?
All western and American medias are adding fuel to this issue to see the unsuccess of this project
Both countries are jealous. Drought is not lack of Abay /nile river for Sudan & it's neighbour massary/ or in Amharic MESSERY.they always thinking about only themselves. We need electric city, we want protect our fertili soil we are not hurting others. Otherwise no one can stop construct the dam &we follow the international hydrological laws.
11:40 right like those same terrorist groups Egypt funds
"despite the noise they're making NO! It's more of a political statement or will,"!
Unlike Etegypt, Ethiopia believes in pan African sentiment of continued brotherhood and HONEST dialog, bargaining and negotiation to give and take in order to reach a desired win win out come!!
If this was not the case and it proves to be of no use or help to reach a deal, then there's ALWAYS our NATURAL RIGHT guaranteed by the International Water Law !!!!
"" The 1997 United Nations Convention on Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses is one international instrument that specifically focuses on shared water resources. It established two key principles to guide the conduct of nations regarding shared watercourses: "equitable and reasonable use" and "the obligation not to cause significant harm" to neighbours. "”!!!
Either way Ethiopia stands in a HIGHER moral and Legal ground from things stand!!
💓Dr ARIKANA warnings are coming to light😆!!! It's epic!! Egypt once again is torn apart between @frica, Europe and Arab$!! A for told predicament!!!
Agreements can only be made when each party has strong incentives to reach an agreement. When one party has all the power and little incentive to make any concessions then a final agreement will more likely than not be elusive. At the end of the day unless there is a severe drop in rainfall in Ethiopia within the next 5 years it may not matter.
@@tnasr3254
Ethiopia's stance of "equitable and reasonable" sharing and "no significant harm" to thy neighbour is more than an incentive!. Ethiopia is trying really hard not to escalate the situation given Egypt's way of incentive is to raintlesly put much pressure on Ethiopia and try to subdue to it's own terms and demands is not only unacceptable but a down right ignorance!!!
And by the way, campaigning to sanction external finance, creating political destabilization, Direct and indirect threats are not incentives!!!
@@ethiop2007 proof: I made it up
This is one of wrong propaganda regarding Nile river. Egypt does this intentionally. As Egypt and her government indirectly explain many times not because of the dam. It is a hidden envy that speculates Ethiopia is going to be a leader country on the east. This is not right on Ethiopians side. Why? As most of us know the dam is on whatever name it may be called an electricity dam. The water from the river hits the turbine and goes back to its natural course. That’s it. As mentioned earlier because of hidden envy and jealousy Egypt is revolving around the world and distributing her lie tale. The surprising thing is many people like Donald Trump doesn’t know what a electricity dam and water flow is. The reason is not because of water shortages. The reason is one and one. Egypt doesn’t want her neighbors growth and development. Same thing she is doing on Libya. For the assassination of Muhammed Gadaf Egypt’s role is enormous. Same way she doesn’t want growth of Chad. Egypt really worried for lack of water? BIG NO!!!! Let’s see her water options. 1) The Red Sea water option. 2) The Mediterranean water option. 3) The Nubia Sand System Aquifer water option. Egypt doesn’t want to utilize these all water options if really threatened by water shortage.
Let’s come back and see the electricity dam that will be constructed. 1) The water amount will not be reduced. 2) Less amount of water will be wasted by evaporation than previous years. 3) Ethiopians will have electric power. By the way more than 68% of Ethiopian population doesn’t have electric power. Imagine how the serious problem will be solved building the dam. Egypt is happy to keep all these amount Ethiopians to remain in darkness. Not only darkness the international aimed Global development goals will not be achieved without electricity. International development organizations let be aware of this problem and comparing with false tales of Egypt there for centuries. Ethiopians want to see their millennium development goals achieved. I want to notify president Trump that neocolonialism is unknown history in Ethiopia including any colonial thought.
How many percent will evaporate from the dam?
Amazingly lower than Aswan dam. our land is more cooler than the desert.
15 BCM per year . Do you know Egypt's water management system is one of the most inefficient in the world. 🇪🇹🍀🇪🇹☘️☘️🇪🇹
@@gelanehjarso9634 efficent*
No agreement no dam 🚀🚀🚀🚀🇪🇬
You don’t have the power to blow a dam
@@Hi-xu9xn refugee boy u still alive?
@@egyptfalcon3504 I live in America LA I’m not a refuge hhhhaaaah I live in better conditions than you.
@@Hi-xu9xn then maybe ur mother and ur sister is a refugee check on them man and if not there is many of ur nationality on Sudan border.
@@egyptfalcon3504 My Grandmother lives in LA my father and mother also live in LA my grandfather is dead In Ethiopia but he was a judge he ate food all the time. My Other Grandfather and Grandmother were living the life until their land was stolen from the Government but they are both dead. My Uncle is rich he works for the Ethiopian government and he is a business man in Ethiopia. My other uncle is rich he is a business man also and his wife is a doctor she owns a couple of hospital buildings in Ethiopia my cousins live in DC they are doctors they are doing well also.
Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan, the three countries share Nile waters, and so they must sit on the table and reach a win-win agreement. Egypt is ready to discuss any issue and 100 % want prosperity for Ethiopians. Please support the three countries and hold for peace.
Adam Moroccan from Canada
adam i dont think you know how egyptians and there government think about ethiopia they concider ethiopia as the number one enemy just becouse of nile that is way there government is funding and suport all groups who destablise ethiopia for over 200 years so you make me lough when you said egypt whants ethiopia to develop the opposite is true bro
but Egypt acting like a oner resource belongs to ethiopian and ethiopian
@@detamogetachew8103 UN proposal: rejected
AU proposal: also rejected
so tell me Ethiopians are your brothers Africans are also colonizers too?
@@tigistteckle6638 source: the most sensical abiy ahmed dreams.
@0:48'' when you start it that way with a biased and uninformed scholar you definitely understand the aim of the documentary. No water has been siphoned the proof is the flooding in neighbouring Sundan.
A hydrodam has never in the history of energy generation retained excessive water as this will leave the dam after energy production.
But using the dam or any other dam for irrigation is also the right of Ethiopia as no country including Turkey has built a dam with the approval of other countries.
In fact, Ethiopia is a very respectful country towards its neighbours reason for which it has invited down stream countries for win-win use of the river for which it contributes 86%.
Ethiopia will produce its energy and should use irrigation instead of relying on rain-fed agriculture. Its sole responsibility is to use its water without significantly affecting down stream countries.
As an international media, please invite unbiased and knowledgeable people for analysis or it will say more about your interest.
You expect GERD to be used for irrigation? Would it be in Ethiopia or Sudan? I read its tertiary purposes are flood control and raising massive amounts of fish
Why don’t you build power stations to generate electricity :)
5 billion investment could help building huge power grid. But Ethiopia wants to build the dam and as result get electricity.
Did Ethiopia agree on information sharing about water filling schedule ? No
How Egypt should accept just words of Ethiopian government?
No treaty equals no dam.
It's not Egypt water. Simple
Very weird seeing Ethiopian think like that
If you live in apartment in near by the water pipe , you can’t just block it because it is your and other apartment away from it should not use.
Also you don’t have water problem, the dam is in the far end of your water stream so basically no benefits from blocking the water except making troubles for other countries.
I can not understand your argument "Why is Ethiopia doesn't build power station". That is exactly what Ethiopia is doing right now. You can't generate electric power unless you have a day. The grid line you are talking firstly it is useless unless you have a dam that generate power. Secondly the grid is non of Egypt's business. If Egypt is very concerned about water security it should solve its own problem by itself either investing on desalination plants or ground water than buying weapons.
Not mentioning where they were born for both of the other guests but mentioning where he was born and when he left the country is Pretty much discrimination it's very upsetting to see!!!!!!
GERD is in its first stage . But Egypt and Sudan blame the construction of the dam for shortage of water be it for climate change or any other reason . The blame is inplace also for flooding . 🍀☘️☘️
Why do the 9 upstream countries have no right to any of the water of the nile? Ethiopia should have a right to some portion. The Egyptians are demanding Ethiopia take all the pain. Unfortunately, a bunch of this is Egypt trying to keep Ethiopia from growing economically enough to be a true competitor. From what I've read, this will boost production in Ethiopia from 4,000 MWh to 10,000 MWh. For a country with only 40% of the population with electricity, that seems like a good idea.
Should the Egyptians have an agreement? Yes, but so far the offers have been one sided trying to hold colonial agreements. Ethiopia needs the level high enough to start making electricity. That means some amount of the 74 cubic kilometers stored upstream is filled. Eventually, hopefully in surplus years, the dam will be filled in order to produce the full electricity.
It is a question of how fast it is filled. I also wonder, how full is it? If Egypt were to "blow it up", would it be attacking themselves at this point or is the amount of water so low to be irrelevant versus a normal flood year?
All this hatred is in your hearts. You want development and prosperity at the expense of 150 million people. You are still ignorant. The dam is important to prevent water from Egypt and sell it, not to produce electricity.
@@mohamedbahgat293 You claim Nile water is existencial . It is not a lexurey for Ethiopians too. You are selling bottled water in Egypt and elsewhere . You're selling agricultural products to the middle east and elsewhere . So what is wrong with Ethiopia selling water and Electric power ? So there is no free lunch and you have to pay for the water more than your share. Off course you you have to pay for the fertile soil and important minerals that Abbay (Nile )brings with water. As water gives you life this is cheap . Don't you think water is more valuable than feul. The choice is yours . ✌️🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹
Great! This is one of a well thought comment. In my view what the three countries (Egypt, Ethiopia & Sudan) should negotiate is how to develop the Nile valley jointly for a shared benefit. Ethiopia have a high water potential and this huge electric city, Sudan has abundant fertile irrigable land, Egypt has millenia old irrigation experiences and market outlets. If the western or Eastern countries want to help this cause they can give a loan for this irrigation development and it will be a happy day for the three countries if not East West. The only way out I can see is cooperation. Not military options or helping one others rebells.
@@gelanehjarso9634 declare war on us? We dare your weak army.
There is nothing to solve. Ethiopia has a right to its natural resources. That is both the water and the soil.
It doesn't have the right to bring harm to other countries.
As long as Ethiopia remains responsible, the dam issue shouldn't be a problem and should be allowed to happen.
From now on Ethiopia should negotiate with Egypt n Sudan on how much they should pay to get water not on other issue period
wrong
The focus is skewed to Ethiopia which uses less than 0.00001 percent of the water, to produce electricity , meanwhile Egypt and Sudan in lesser degree use and waste 99percent of the water in desert projects like toshka artificial lakes and darfur and on to Palestine, I would say be bold and do research journalism and not sensationalism. International water law should include water dollar exchange suggestion made by one of your guests. Aswan dam is ineffective water reservoir compared to gerd dam on evaporation.Diplomacy has been hostility and harm Ethiopia at all cost for giving Egypt life? Fairness comes from above, human beings by nature are selfish. They will learn to share one way or the other and there is no other way, if they harm us then gods wrath will be upon them.
Egypt is just too arrogant and lazy to adapt Israeli like irrigation system for their outdated farming system.With the dam or not egypt cant sustain its ever growing population on just the nile river.There is also an abundant ground water that lies below the countrty and again its egypts responsibility to find a way in making it accessible !
Funny how all these people that are not African speak on issues concerning Africa... patwa kushantie records
So they are flooded and their share of the water didnt decrease but they want to stop Ethiopia from progressing. Simple greed and jealousy
Egypt and Sudanese leaders need to get their heads out of the extreme hot sand and start thinking as post colonial African family! All the three country leaders want the best for their respective countries and people. This is not our fathers and grandfather time or world, war isn't and has never been the answer in fact it's expensive for all and it's old fashion! The Ethiopian leadership from the begging seems to understand this very well and was focused on growing and changing the region! not harming the downstream countries. The Nile has been a gift to all riparian nations it touch and it can be a blessing to all for the next thousands of years if only our African leaders and people change our old fashion colinal planted thinking! Every great team knows how to change and adapt based on the situation like a smart football player. The measure of intelligence is the ability to change! Destroying each others infrastructure or cities will only help others. So we need to change our thinking and grow and change together hand to hand and the bottom line we are all brothers and we can change and grow together! We all know it or not Ethiopia is changing and growing by the grace of God inspite of covid 19, according to world bank, imf and others the Ethiopian econmy is on a fasttrack growth and Ethiopia is not and has never been selfish it wants to take all its neighbors for the ride! If your head is on the old fashion war games and your stuck there we will go the extra way to change your thinking if not by the grace of God we are good at war! Please for reference ask the historical Egyptians, Italians and Koreans.
UN proposal: rejected
AU proposal: also rejected
so tell me Ethiopians are your brothers Africans are also colonizers too?
Yes Egypt need to pay for hydroelectric power for Ethiopia or allocate minimum water .
Ethiopia 🇪🇹🇪🇹💯💚💛❤😂😂😃😂
It’s Ethiopia water, leave them alone
Its our sovereign Right to do whatever we want if not harming significantly down stream countries.
As Ethiopian we don't care about the "water dollar" nonsense, its indirect controlling of my country. Our fate is in our hand since the beginning of life.
Its my dam
Letthem blow" the dam and we will see what happen after all that water goes to their dam, it will be a Doom's day.
Staying out of it!
I hope Ethiopia has a good military.
Hahahahahaha
High and dry that a lie.
I guess none of this is my business since I am of West African descent.
There is one solution. Blame colonization.
Egyptian will never ever talk the truth
Yes, there was huge amount of flood this past Ethiopian rainy season in ETHIOPIA and the downstream countries, why? because ETHIOPIA was planting trees in billions now for years and the average as a result rainfall increased in multiple folds, that's what is going to continue. Egypt and Sudan really get ready to handle the harm of the flood meanwhile use the GERD politics to deceive your people. Tnx the host and participants.
William Davison needs to lay off the drugs!!
Dear Egyptian ,We have the same river, Why we going to blow up it, for the seek of Israel(enemy of Philistine) ,the speaker wants to built the name and city of eyerusalem with the cost of our dam. let think twice . In my idea it is better to shared it this GOD gift equally, other wise if any body try to touch the dam, Ethiopia will be forced to change the flow /tunnel / of the river in to east direction, to fulfil the wisdom of GOD
Stop showing us filed films in drought time of your dry land....this time nothing happened both country Egypt and Sudan, even they got a lot of water excessive because of rainfall season so please don't laid the world and your people too. The truth is Sudan flooded most areas of Cartum city and the dam also filled with water already so please talk the truth and corporate with Ethiopia for better life for all of us peacefully.
@katkoot229 you right, the thing is in Ethiopia at winter ( rainfall season) we got a lot of water and drain to Abbay(Nile) river that means Egypt get more water than summer or drought time in Ethiopia, the same wise in Egypt small water or drought season too, so that exactly you know what I'm talking about bro!
@katkoot229 we Ethiopian not harm our brother neighboring country trust me, we just need hydroelectric power on the river ...GERD reservoir only the purpose of electric power and the area is good for the Dam. Lake Tana just for drinking and farming but in GERD even we don't have enough field for farming, we just produced power and live all water in the flow then Egypt and Sudan get more water than previous years because of constant water formation all years....now you guys have to help us, for few years filling up all capacity of the reservoir.... That all the problem, nothing complicated this is the only solutions. But Egypt government want control all situation inside my country water reservoir and rivers, that can't be happened never and ever because Ethiopia is sovereign country of Africa and the respected one on the world.
They’re surrounded by water, how about investigating on saltwater purification systems 😂
If your so brave and have all that electricity to do so why don't you declare war on Eritrea and do your own?
Idiot solution as you are proposing Egypt pay indirectly for water that is their god given right to their share of the Nile.
I have good suggestion for Egyptian people must know and we know too that your government still Ethiopia Nile water to transfer Israel by Al selam canal and get benefit for their pockets but your farmers haven't get enough water because of your corrupted government.... Just FYI, but Nile is enough for Ethiopia even for Israel too so please better to corporate with neighboring countries or Nile basen, don't be grid to share.
@katkoot229 Hey bro! Just check on Google map easily you can see the canals from Egypt through Siena desert across to Israel so please we know that what they negotiate in camp David agreement by the witness of USA....guys open your eye first then you can talk what is going on!.
The Egyptian was so rude . He even can’t control his emotions.
I hope Ethiopia has already underaken detail study on how to retaliate by destroying Aswan dam.Ethiopia knew where and how it can distroy it.On top of that, ethiopians shall prepare themselves to fully control the Nile, by fully utilizing each and every drop of water, from each corner of the country.this will be a productive self defence mechanism.
don't worry out the military is at the dam so we taking measures to protect our interest
Blocked Table opend only to Egypt, you seem you David hired for the abroad investors Epypt The crying & weeping that Egyptiams trying to show about the grand ethiopian renaissance dam (GERD0 to the intel community, is not concerned about Egypt, but this is the external symptom of s disease that comes from agreat jelous disposition lest not Ethiopia can escape from poverty and dark. If God so will, and inevitably we started filling then the dam will be finished at the time that ethiopia alocatted in its level.
Ignorant Dam
Ignorant people
One-sided
There's so many way to produce electricity without danger others
First try to find a little history about Ethiopia is the only independant state in Africa if Egypt take military action she will lose all her soldiers Military is about strategy not budget only they has huge budget cuzz they are afraid of wars haaaaaa ha
African problem is solved with african no american intervention