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<span>Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty declared that Egypt has exhausted all peaceful diplomatic avenues and reserves "the right to defend itself" against the dam's effects, describing it as an "existential threat" to Egypt's water security.</span

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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty declared that Egypt has exhausted all peaceful diplomatic avenues and reserves "the right to defend itself" against the dam's effects, describing it as an "existential threat" to Egypt's water security.

<span>The GERD stretches 1.8 kilometers wide and 145 meters high, capable of holding 74 billion cubic meters of water and generating over 5,000 megawatts of power, more than doubling Ethiopia's current electricity output.</span

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The GERD stretches 1.8 kilometers wide and 145 meters high, capable of holding 74 billion cubic meters of water and generating over 5,000 megawatts of power, more than doubling Ethiopia's current electricity output.

<span>Egypt relies on the Nile River for 97 percent of its water needs and receives 55.5 billion cubic meters annually under colonial-era agreements, while Ethiopia says the dam will provide electricity to half its population currently without power.</span

Egypt relies on the Nile River for 97 percent of its water needs and receives 55.5 billion cubic meters annually under colonial-era agreements, while Ethiopia says the dam will provide electricity to half its population currently without power.

<span>President Trump falsely claimed the United States financed the dam, prompting Ethiopian officials to clarify that the project was funded entirely by Ethiopian government bonds, public donations, and diaspora contributions.</span

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President Trump falsely claimed the United States financed the dam, prompting Ethiopian officials to clarify that the project was funded entirely by Ethiopian government bonds, public donations, and diaspora contributions.

<span>Negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan have reached an impasse after more than a decade of talks, with Egypt demanding a legally binding agreement on dam operations while Ethiopia maintains the project poses no threat to downstream nations.</span

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Negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan have reached an impasse after more than a decade of talks, with Egypt demanding a legally binding agreement on dam operations while Ethiopia maintains the project poses no threat to downstream nations.

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Egypt faces an existential crisis as the dam threatens to reduce water flows from the Nile River, which provides over 90 percent of the country's freshwater needs for 110 million people. Despite years of diplomatic efforts and maximum flexibility in negotiations, Ethiopia continues to act unilaterally and reject legally binding agreements on dam operations.

<span>Egypt faces an existential crisis as the dam threatens to reduce water flows from the Nile River, which provides over 90 percent of the country's freshwater needs for 110 million people. Despite years of diplomatic efforts and maximum flexibility in negotiations, Ethiopia continues to act unilaterally and reject legally binding agreements on dam operations.</span>

Egypt Warns: All GERD Talks Exhausted, Will Defend Its Water Rights if Harmed

Egypt raises the stakes against Ethiopia over Nile dam row

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