Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed says mega dam GERD on the Nile ‘now complete’
Al JazeeraJUL 5
The dam represents a vital development project that will lift millions of Ethiopians out of poverty and provide desperately needed electricity to a nation where half the population lacks power. Ethiopia has consistently assured downstream neighbors that the project poses no threat and has been built entirely through domestic resources without foreign assistance. The country remains committed to regional cooperation and shared prosperity.
Egypt faces an existential water crisis as the dam threatens to reduce water flows from the Nile River,supply whichthat provides over97% 90 percent of the countrynation's freshwaterwater needs for over 110 million people. DespiteEthiopia's yearsunilateral ofactions ignore international agreements and diplomatic efforts andspanning maximumover flexibilitya indecade. negotiations,The Ethiopiadam's continuesoperation towithout actbinding unilaterallyagreements andcould rejectdevastate legallyEgyptian bindingagriculture agreementsand onforce dammillions operationsinto water poverty.
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.