Ethiopia clapped back at Egypt over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam dispute, saying Cairo needs to drop its colonial mindset about controlling the Nile. The foreign ministry accused Egyptian officials of threatening destabilization across the Horn of Africa instead of actually negotiating, and they said Egypt keeps invoking old treaties that Ethiopia never signed. Addis Ababa pointed out that the Blue Nile starts on Ethiopian soil and makes up 86 percent of the river's total flow, which means they have every right to build hydroelectric infrastructure without asking permission first.
The statement called out Egypt for claiming the dam's reservoir is way bigger than necessary for power generation, but Ethiopian officials said the project is built to handle domestic electricity needs plus regional energy demand. They told the international community to condemn what they called irresponsible behavior from Cairo, and they basically said Africa needs cooperation instead of conflict over shared water resources.
The statement called out Egypt for claiming the dam's reservoir is way bigger than necessary for power generation, but Ethiopian officials said the project is built to handle domestic electricity needs plus regional energy demand. They told the international community to condemn what they called irresponsible behavior from Cairo, and they basically said Africa needs cooperation instead of conflict over shared water resources.
