Ethiopia says it needs Blue Nile water to help its people
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2020
- The Nile has become a political statement as countries across Africa fight for control of it.
Egypt and Sudan depend on the river for their water.
It is fed by the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.
But the Ethiopian government says it needs to use more of the resource to help its people.
For countries downstream, that is a problem.
Al Jazeera's Mohammed Vall has this report from the source of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.
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My dad used to tell me that he was always thinking that why Ethiopians suffer while they own this majestic river. Now, time to invest huge in irrigation as well, you can feed the entire nation for Eternity.
Very true I can’t wait to see the beautiful Ethiopia getting prosper!
Do you not fear the biggest military in Africa? I’m not African but it seems kinda dumb to provoke a conflict which you may not win. Even if you won their first air target would probably be the renaissance dam followed by all other dams.
Yasta Ibrahim I’m not siding with anyone I (Egypt has the biggest) I just don’t want the Egyptians to die or have to flee.
Yasta Ibrahim you know the war may drag on...
Yasta Ibrahim Germany. What I mean is even if Egypt would win the war if Ethiopia can stop the water flow millions would need to flee from Egypt to survive. Furthermore the war could also result in a stalemate. I support the filling of the dam however I do not want more refugees coming to Europe. Africa is black Europe is white.🤜🏻🤝🤛🏿 for a world where blacks and whites peoples can live without succumbing to racial mixing.
I wish all world understand that Abbay water 💦 is not luxury thing for Ethiopian people, it is necessity. Thank u all the people who supporting Ethiopia for this project!
We support you from Morocco 👍👍👍 the fact Ethiopians should even explain to the world why they should have their own water is the craziest thing in this crazy 2020!
@@gostavoadolfos2023
Water is not anyone's property!
This is not ethical!
@@gostavoadolfos2023 Thank you Dear brother ❤👑
younes jorge you do understand that blocking the flow of water to Egypt can cause a Genocide of 100Million people right?
@Amir Mansa
Are you aware of what you say??
the irony is that you are asking: "who said it's being blocked?"
don't you think that your mentality "it's our water keep crying" cannot be trusted.
You yourself say its your water, how can i trust that this mentality wont block the water flow???????????!
what the hack is inside your brain??
if that is the people mentality what is the mentality of your politicians????!
🇯🇲 loves 🇪🇹 gods own country
kamal hines We love the legendary country Jamaica! 💚💛❤️
😍😍
I hope once we help our region, we may be able to help Jamaica develop, without these IMF/UN string attached
Finally river Nile stays home congratulations Ethiopians 🟢🟡🔴
The Grand Renaissance Dam.
The pillar of Africa's growth in coming years.
The world is happy to see Africa grows.
Jack Black &who are you feeding. Brainwashed. Self educate yourself
I don't think they want that.
@Jack Black feed ur self first
@Kish B. Exactly that. To the T
Abay(Nile) belongs to Ethiopians, Egyptians should respect Ethiopia and be grateful for what they get.
As Egyptian reading such a comment that sees the water of Nile (the source of life for Egyptians) as a property that can be possessed, How do you think i would feel?!
This is not ethical!
This is hostility to the Egyptian people!
Egypt is not against the development of Ethiopia.
shady hany how is ethical when Egypt wants to control our own development even it doesn’t affect her as much! And they interfering by our internal politics!shame
True, or else no water for Egypt!
shady hany we can share. Don’t let the few loud voices drown out the quieter majority who want peace and development for both our people.
much to laugh at when Ethiopian dude thinks he is a god almighty creator of rivers and Egyptians should thank him.... in person.... the world have enough for ur need but does not have enough for ur greed ..do u understand this statement?? and now u r starving for power and dignity , i.e. little hitler ..little Mussolini... the world despise your attitude .. shape up . use the river , no one wants u hungry , that is for sure do not accuse Egypt along with ur mates its stupid ...
I wonder why some nations dreaming to dictate Ethopia how and when or what they can use thier Natural resources , but this project gives us some indication which is the power and Commitment of Ethopian
Very proud of you guys and I wish this project will create more prosperity and development for Ethopia.
As a Somalilanders we are benefiting these projects and Somaliland will be 1st country get electricity from this dam
I wish a bright future for all east Africans prosperous and peaceful nations cooperative and help each other
Yes we can
Cabdisamad Cirro Thank you brother 🙏🏾💚💛❤️🇪🇹
Thanks but one note there are Egyptian secret agents entering Ethiopia through Somaliland and they have millions of dollars to start terrorist groups please restrict access to terrorists from Egypt. Love from Sudan and Ethiopia
@@mind5367 bro a proverb says ( you can't choose your neighbor's) Ethopia is our neighbor we share a lot and over 30yrs Somaliland protecting Ethopian border there is no single terrorist or other harmful incidents which crossed in to Ethopia through Somaliland.
Egypt is attempting whatever they can to stop that dam, but we are not a tool to use destroying to brotherly nation Ethopia
Last week an Egyptian delegation visited Somaliland, but today there is very hight delegation lead by Ethopia finance minister Ahmed Shida are in Somaliland
So don't worry we know how to manage this policy
@@cabdisamadmahdicabdiraxman8623 somaliland is far far away from where this dam is located
Ethiopian are hysterical amazing intelligent proud people,We love and support Ethiopia 🇪🇹 from Germany 🇩🇪👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
እግዚአብሔር ግሩምና ድንቅ ነው!
ኢትዮጵያ እጆቿን ወደ እግዚአብሔር ትዘረጋለች✝️🇪🇹❤️
Yes ik, best of luck to Ethiopia
Amen💕♒
Its called "ABAY" not blue Nile....ABAY Starts in Ethiopia and we are so much dependent on it! It is a gift from GOD for us...we will develop whatever we want on our water!
It's called blue nile ... mejemeria mtawerawn ewek
@@rediettadesse2828 ahun zem beteyis kalawekshe semu ABAY nw not BLUE NILE
@@rediettadesse2828 try to know before blaming me!
@@rediettadesse2828 you don't know anything so, don't talk please. It is called ABAY!!!
Berhanu sahle
Actually, the whole river is called “Ghion” and a small river which flows into Ghion is called Abby. There are many smaller rivers which flow into Ghion and each have seperate names.
AS A Ghanaian would always support Ethiopia. I love my Ethiopian with too.
Congratulations Ethiopia and thanks to the sister country of the Sudan for standing tall with the Dam project. Our brothers in Egypt No worries you will never dry out Inshae-Allah it will Benefit All the Region.
East Africa united we stand with Ethopia from Somalia🇸🇴💯❤🇪🇹
Thanks to God !!This is the great victory day the first phase of filling our great dam on the river Abbay is completed !!! Journey of prosperity is on the right truck .Congra !!! Congra !!! Fellow Ethiopians.
We did it. Ethiopia filled the 4.3 BCM water in less than two weeks without causing any harm and has plans of filling 74 BCM(4.3 BCM already filled) in 7 Years which is around 10 BCM per year that is easily achievable without causing any harm. IDK why these Egyptians complain
this messes up egypt agriculture
Alternative African Opinion we don’t give a dam
@@alternativeafricanopinion6314 No one is complaining in Egypt. I have friends there.they're okay lol
@@alternativeafricanopinion6314 so Egypt can build a dam on the Nile and others cannot? you people are very selfish
@al-Haifawi If anyone is selfish, it is Egypt, having tried everything possible over several decades to prevent Ethiopia from using a small amount of its fair share of water.
🇪🇹Ethiopia 💪finly won !
African resources belongs to africa
Egypt is not in Africa ?
water belongs to asia
@@Debarghaya_Mukherjee no
@@ykes1238 yes water belongs to asia
@Tigray Adey bro its a joke😂😂 do u think i mean it!!!
Ethiopian has Right to use their own water.
of course use your won water and leave our won water
@Naod Zenebe man be mature
It is like you want to cut the water of your neighbor just because his pipe go through your garden
@@ahmedmahboub2199 u guys are greedy
It’s my dam... light up the dam 🇪🇹👍🏽🙏🏾
Abyssinian Guy
Your comment is very offensive.
I were having a dream that Ethiopia will weak up With H.E.P of Abaye and let it's citizens more chances of job opportunities I highly appreciate Dr. Ahmed Abi for Accomplishing my dreams
Abyssinian Guy
That starts from your comment.
Abyssinian Guy
My brother, I like your sense of humor:) let’s be kind to each other. Enkuan des alen!
Thank you for almighty god 💚💛❤🇪🇹
My brothers Ethiopia from Somalia continued 👋🏼💙🇸🇴
We did it , Thank to GOD
Big Thanks 🙏 For our African brothers & Sisters . We Thank Love & Respect who support our country 💓💓💓💓
God is good all the time it's my dam WOW am proud 🇪🇹🇪🇹
All 9 countries deserve to build their own dam!! Not only Egypt.
😂 letasbjachw nw enda ehet
Time for Ethiopia to move on with the dam and help its people. Egypt was given more than 10 years to plan itself, that was too generous according to me. They can't hold other African countries back anymore.
We give them 10 years still they didn't come to agreement
any agreement that takes any single of water from us is not acceptable just fill your dam without effecting us and this will make everyone happy yo have your water and electricity and we have our water it is a simple. any thing other than this is just a jok our land is just a dessert for thousands of years we have the same amount of water the 55 cubic meter of water and we will fight for every drop of water if you want
@@ahmedmahboub2199 Now that will be impossible. You guys can't dictate our lives. The dam has been built, there is no stopping us now.
@Ahmed Mahboub Careful with the threats. It's never worked for your people.
@@bemnetd6190 وماله يخويا
Egypt must shut up leave Ethiopia alone!!
Same goes to Sudan
ShadowDark Pro Sudan is with Ethiopia
@@ambessashield9360 Sudan is with Egypt and South Sudan is with Ethiopia. Kepp in mind cuz many Ethiopian people are confused between Sudan and South Sudna. There is a difference between South Sudan and Sudan. Sudan is an Arab and a middle east country below Egypt. Why Sudan is with Egypt? Well, you should know that there is a big relationship between both countries, like Egyptian and Sudanese people are free to travel both countries without visa which is a good thing but South Sudan is a completely different country that was born in 2011 and they are not Arab. Secondly, Ethiopia is blocking the water supply from Egypt and Sudan but not South Sudan. Egypt and Sudan were so concerned about the Dam that they had to make an agreement with Ethiopia as fast as possible. Sudan can't afford any more corruption since the country was badly corrupted in 2017 same story in Egypt but in different year.
@@ambessashield9360 sorry I didn't mean to right an essay but hopefully you understood, my friend
Ethiopia must complete the construction of dam at any cost
they already started filling the dam👍
We finished already filling the first faze next year the same we gonna fill the 2nd then on the 3rd year the last one after that we gonna be in full operational.
@تشارلز حكمة Brother it will be filled with in 7 years. Year one is completed in only 2 weeks so now Egypt will continue getting normal levels for the rest of the year. The same will happen next year and for 7 years which will fill the dam completely. We will not allow Ethiopian government if it will harm you but it wont harm you. Stop listening to false Ahram news and think logically. And make your government stop asking rights over the dam itself they want shares of the dam so they can demand when it will be shut. Your government also wants 21 years to be filled which will never happen
@@mind5367 nice so it will be 7 years not 3 years i think this is fair
@@mind5367 but why your gov said something about turning the Nile into Ethiopian lake and it is not flowing river anymore
Here We Come. Nobody can stop Us!!!!!!
I prayed alot..I can see now the result..who did it ? Yes mighty Jesus did it..this is for Ethiopian people precious gifted from above thank you father🇪🇹🇪🇷
❤❤❤ Thank you Jesus Christ! God Bless Eritrea!!! God bless Ethiopia!
🦅🦅🦅under the shelter of the Almighty!! God has this situation under control ⏱💧⛲
IT'S MY DAM 👍👍🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹
It's my dam 👍👍👍
Support from bro from somalia the water belongs to the horn!
I am from ethiopia
Abay (nile) IT'S MY DAM
Yesterday ,today or tomorrow
Abay (Nile) IT'S MY DAM 100%√√√√
Ethiopia 🇪🇹 fill that Dam now Egypt chill not will happen..
Ya mai brutha
God bless Ethiopia
The state of Colorado sells its water to other states and now usa don't want Ethiopian to use its own water. Wow
It’s my Dam💪🏽🇪🇹
If we are Balck African nations & neightbourhood of Ethiopian countrys like Somalia and Somaliland we supported in Ethiopia bcs we need A development of Elcticty you know in our machein Elcty On unit is 0.89$ it's a hight perss so know we hope that we would have in Ethoipia low perss Estimating 0.12 cent$ per unit
Ethiopia go forward viva its greatfull in all africans
@تشارلز حكمة wow! This is a Peculiar positive comment for us Ethiopians coming from an Egyptian. Thank you!👏👏👏Wish I could see more positive comments like yours. God Bless!
SOMALILAND loves and supports ETHIOPIA. We are on the side of ETHIOPIA "PERIOD" , FULL STOP. SOMALILAND and SOMALILANDERS wants ETHIOPIA TO BUILD the dam, so we benefit and enrich our people in the HORN of AFRICA. LONG LIVE BOTH the people of ETHIOPIA and SOMALILAND.
So Egypt lost like always 😂
We Sudan appreciate our Ethiopia black brothers .we thanks them for free gift water 🙏if it's needed go ahead build other dam for you people survival. We Sudan never be selfish as Egypt. Egypt is too selfish. She has to admir that she been using Ethiopian resources for thousands years. Thanks Ethiopia always. God bless Sudan and Ethiopia one love
I stand with Ethiopia for Building a Dam. Love from Pakistan
The 3 countries should modernize their sanitation and irrigation systems.
Smart point
It’s my dam.
"Egypt has its own dam on the Nile, called Aswan. Currently the Aswan dam is holding back enough water so that Egypt doesn’t have to worry about running low"
Aljazera changes their tone after Ethiopian historical win over GERD .
What use is a dam once you've let all the water through and you can hardly fill it back up again? That is what could happen as the GERD fills up, not just to the Aswan dam but all the dams downstream.
for me its feels like 2nd Adwa victory
Plant more trees and Ethiopia will see more rain!!!!!
One of a very honest Reporter from al jazeera. I like this journalist.
@Mesfin T I completely agree with you on that brother. but all the reports which has been prepared by this specific guy are so far good and fair and I recommend you to watch his reports, I will try to put the link down below.
Al Jazeera at its best reporting fearless of Egypt. I watched all media from a different news agency it seems like Al Jazeera reporters always to be sided on a Egyptian sided. I notice that there are some Al Jazeera reporters in jail in Egypt. That showed me
Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is Love ❤️ they need this Dam. No more Arab Imperialism in the region.
Yes Ethiopians show their greatness again! with their logical and reasonable action!
Again African's show that they are solution giver! especially mother of NELSON MANDELA!
Somalia is against Egypyt.
@@brightsideethiopia1276 I am supporting not because I hate Egypt but We are protecting the region.
think more man don't eat fufu and comment.
Eray Bixin don't mind him
Shaqo yelo niyohow. Xabashi hanagu bunbuninin
Eray Bixin bro I’m just joking we really love you all my family is in Somalia 🥰🥰🥰🥰much love and respect I’m from Somalia also ❤️❤️❤️
@@daudabdi4903 walal mahdsanid.
KING OF ABAY.
The truth will always find its way out.
It's may dam 🙏💚💛❤👌
Very good journalism. Keep up the good work. Love from Islamabad Pakistan.
God bless Ethiopia ❤️
አፍሪካዬ ሀገሬ ሰላምሽ ይብዛ
Thanks God for everything and thank you everyone supporting Ethiopia🇪🇹
Listen to the Nile
dreams is becoming truly 💚💛❤
The Game is over! we will send Egyptian share!
Al Jazeera Journalist Mohamed good job. Abay, Abay ,Abay River (Ethiopian name). It is not luxury thing for Ethiopian people, it is necessity. It is Ethiopian source. "We Filled the dam." " It is my dam, my water"
We Ethiopian did a great Job!!! we filled GERD the first stage, congratulations our African brothers and sisters...Ethiopia win the indirect colonial era...wake up Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya...you guys have a right to use the White Nile...Africa will be the hope of the world, no more for war and chaos...its time for growth and prosperity!!!!Peace Mama Africa! God bless Africa. Abay river is a holy water!!!🍏🍋🍎🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍💚💛❤!!!
Ethiopia reminiscence dam is more than my life!
Ethiopia will continue to seek a fair & equitable use of the Nile Waters.🇪🇹 . አይሞላም ያሉት አዩት ተሞልቶ ጠላትን ከፋው ደስታችን አይቶ እንኳን ደስ ያለን ኢትዮጵያውያን
ይቀጥላል!
ኢትዮጵያ ለዘላለም ትኑር! 🇪🇹
it is abbay river...blue nile?
ethiopians don't care about blue whatever.....
Any country in the world asks downstream countries to fill their own dam even america. Who calls their own land as land of democracy
Ethiopia suffer a lot by Egypt because the country asks negotiations why could this happen?
Ethiopian good i love Ethiopia 🇪🇹
No more colony in Africa. This is Africa Land, Touch. We show you how to make the water flow in the direction. Then you get 0 water. that is the end of Egypt
Egypt AND Sudan
This is hostility to the Egyptian people!
This is not ethical!
@@shady999100 well, Egypt's relation is into more Arab and Middle East countries
Abay yeqa Newe yawem ye Ehtiopian So........................ ግዳባችን ተሞልቷል እስከመጨረሻው አለን
This is fake report because getting information from arcaive and reporting from right source is not same . It is not summer now in Ethiopia. It is winter the level of water is massive .
Ethiopia is blessed.
Great reporting
Ethiopia should consider building nuclear energy powersations and increasing renewable energy investment to prevent overreliance on the "grand renaissance dam" for electricity generation imo.
hydro electric dams interfeers with water use, in this age solar panel farms produce the same megawatts for less costs and does not rely on rain or drought ... the current dam should have been smaller only for irrigation and drinking
my -body- water my choice
I'm from somalia and we support the ethiopians to build their Dame and make that money for your peoole.
No turning back mama ethiopia!!!! Africa rise!!!
Just use it Ethiopian, it's your own resource in your homeland, you don't need to ask for any other's permission to exploit it. And wish all Ethiopian a better life !
what a beautiful country, peace and love from Israel
Im indonesian, i dream that Ethiopia land exchange to the sea, with eritrea or jibouti or somaliland.. Maybe just coridor to the sea port.
Emphaty for ethiophian..... Never disturb this effort
Ethiopian ist eine wunderschöne land i love my cantrey
IT IS NOT BLUE NILE ANYMORE, IT IS CALLED "ABBAY" "አባይ"
You serious?
@@CarRevvedGaming yes
@@lindaraymond4536 oh well, I'm gonna miss that name
@Moha Tech ; Tikur Abbey " ጥቁር አባይ"
we Oromos called it Mormor. are you happy with that??
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Nice summary, Colorado river aqueduct huge capacity, California resting on laurels of engineers and people of vision, there it is, take it, WM, LA dwp
Ethiopia is a lovely country stand to benefit from the blue Nile river with out harming other. Rather to utilize it for common purpose.
It is not Blue Nile, is it Abbay or Giwon. Nile is somewhere in Egypt. If you got to Ethiopian and ask for Nile nobody knows it.
The only time Al Jazeera has been objective on reporting this dam issue 👍
it's for Ethiopian people blood💚💛❤👊
It's My Dam!!!!!. I want to tell to my fellow brother from Egypt and Sudan's, How come you say like " you have 100$ in your pocket but you can't use it whenever you want to use is, even if you want to use you need to have and Egypt and Sudanese acceptance , how come???. this is not even fair?????. We Ethiopian have strong sense of humerus so we don't need your acceptance to use my money but if , don't forget this if you ever feel hungry don't mind to asks to give you some money (from 100$) like let say 25 -40, then we don't mind. This is my Ethiopia ok, This us our opinions.
መስሚያችን ድፍን ግብፅ ኦይ
You will not grow Egyptian cotton using Ethiopian waters anymore, the water is needed for food and electricity.
How is the Nile Ethiopian? Do you hear how ridiculous that sounds?
Mohamed Yusuf who said anything about the Nile? Read before you respond with nonsense.
@@abdi14 that's what GERD is over. No?
Mohamed Yusuf dude nobody cares about the Nile. The water belongs to Ethiopia that is it. Call it Nile/Hile/Dile/File we don’t care what you call it.
@@abdi14 ? Aren't you Somali?
Long live Ethiopia and Ethiopian people thanks a lot.
Egypt doesn’t want competition. That’s why it’s opposed to this development. It’s a shame an African country wouldn’t want Ethiopia to get out of poverty
Why egypt desalination sea or use ground water she west so much money since 1000yrs ago
It's my dam
Ethiopian Abay River/ Not Ethiopian Blue Nile.
East Africa will rise!!
They have the right to build the dam, Egypt should follow Israel and rationalize water consumption using modern irrigation.
Correction, the name of the water is ABAY not Blue Nile !!
85% Nile water is from Ethiopia 🇪🇹
Its my dam. Ethiopia must build the dam. Source of Abay is Ethiopia
As far as the Nile is concerned: Aljazzera had been outrightly campaigning for Egypt to a point where I knew in advance what the reporter is going to say.Taking side is unethical and unacceptable in journalism. If aljazeera wants to become a credible news media in the world, they need to remain centered and objective.
That's exactly what I feel about Al Jazeera. We shouldn't allow Al Jazeera reporters destroy Ethiopians rights.