Ethiopia's Nile Dam 'an Existential Issue' to Egypt, says El Sisi after Talks with Visiting Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan
11 November 2021
The massive hydroelectric Nile dam being built by Ethiopia is an “existential” issue that could affect millions of Egyptians, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Wednesday.
Egypt is deeply alarmed that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or Gerd, would reduce its share of Nile water significantly, severely disrupting its vital agriculture sector and wiping out hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Ethiopia has repeatedly assured Egypt and bordering downstream country Sudan that the dam, which will lift millions from poverty, would not negatively effect them. It says that building and running the Gerd was a sovereignty issue in which outsiders should not meddle.
Addressing a news conference after talks with visiting Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, the Egyptian leader said they reviewed developments related to the Gerd as an “existential issue that affects the lives of millions of Egyptians”.
Tanzania is one of 11 Nile basin nations and home to a hydroelectric dam being built on the Rufiji river with help from Egyptian engineers.
Egypt’s assistance in the construction of the Julius Nyerere dam was cited by Mr El Sisi on Wednesday to counter claims by Addis Ababa that Egypt was sticking by colonial-era agreements that unjustly gave it the lion’s share of the Nile’s waters without care or concern for the needs and interests of other basin nations.
“That project represents a model for Egypt’s support of the rights of Nile basin nations to achieve full exploitation of its water resources without negatively impacting the rights of other nations,” said the Egyptian leader, who since taking office in 2014 has energetically courted sub-Saharan African nations, travelling widely in the continent, offering technical training opportunities, aid and university scholarships.
Tanzanian President Samia Hassan hailed late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel-Nasser and Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere as “revolutionaries” who shared several views regarding Africa collaboration.
Watanzania nawauliza mbona mumetazama video yangu ya Tatu city halafu mkanyamaza? Yaani mumeenda kujificha nyote? Hahaha maajabu ya Musa. Video hii inawapa kiwewe Malazy.
So hii ndiyo mnalinganisha na Dodoma? Kwahiyo render na vijengo viwili vitatu tayari imeanza kupambana na Dom jiji tulilotumia bilions of money kulijenga, Wakenya hamna akili
Soda we already have several towns that can beat it hands down konza ikiisha you can't compare with Dodoma inayo kengwa kijua kali konza is a modern technology city... With a full data center
Sawa hata tukisema kwamba haifanani na render so what? Ukweli unabakia kwamba Tatu city imejengwa ikajengeka na watu wanaishi huko, wanafunzi wanasomea huko na industries zinafanya biashara mbali mbali huko. Tatu city sio white elephant kama ulivyokuwa unasema. Nilikuwa nataka tu kukufungua akili kidogo. Sio kila project Kenya ni white elephant. By the way hii project ni private city na unajua watu wa private sector hawapendi mchezo so mwekezaji binafsi hawezi kuwekeza pesa yake kwenye city ikiwa hana uhakika wa kupata mapato mazuri. Hii sio project ya serikali bali ni project ya mtu binafsi. Konza city ndio project ya serikali.
Bro a good town or city it's not the buildings don't be a fool. The infrustracture matter alot you can have a beautiful city but no drainage system when the rains come it all floods which is stupid So a good city needs good foundation so don't be fooled by visuals hizo zinakuja FOr now be impressed by the kind of emphasis that has been taken to service the city the roads drainage water and electricity with such good preparation and planning when the buildings start rising it will be a master piece
Sawa hata tukisema kwamba haifanani na render so what? Ukweli unabakia kwamba Tatu city imejengwa ikajengeka na watu wanaishi huko, wanafunzi wanasomea huko na industries zinafanya biashara mbali mbali huko. Tatu city sio white elephant kama ulivyokuwa unasema. Nilikuwa nataka tu kukufungua akili kidogo. Sio kila project Kenya ni white elephant. By the way hii project ni private city na unajua watu wa private sector hawapendi mchezo so mwekezaji binafsi hawezi kuwekeza pesa yake kwenye city ikiwa hana uhakika wa kupata mapato mazuri. Hii sio project ya serikali bali ni project ya mtu binafsi. Konza city ndio project ya serikali.
Bro a good town or city it's not the buildings don't be a fool. The infrustracture matter alot you can have a beautiful city but no drainage system when the rains come it all floods which is stupid So a good city needs good foundation so don't be fooled by visuals hizo zinakuja FOr now be impressed by the kind of emphasis that has been taken to service the city the roads drainage water and electricity with such good preparation and planning when the buildings start rising it will be a master piece
My point is, even without the hype of sijui tatoo city that place ingekuwa imeenelea kujengwa, probably with more speed than with the empty hype of tatoo city madness
huyu jamaa kama mama anajali sana nchi kuliko sababu ya kisiasa za kujuana.. nadhan atatolewa yey soon..
imagine mwanasiasa anasema atamchukulia hatua mbobezi na mtaalam wa mafuta
hiki kiburi sijui anatoa wap
Burundi ni koloni la Tanzania, na inatumia ndege ya rais wa Tanzania, yn kwa kifupi hapa Afrika kuna nchi chache zinazotawala nchi zingine, mojawapo ni Tz, tunataka ifikapo 2050 tunaitawala Kenya mana tushaanza kuwauzia chakula cha bei nafuu, baadaye tunawapa bure, zen full colonization View attachment 2008222
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