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Ethiopia’s 'Renaissance Dam' France 24 Report
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Ethiopia’s 'Renaissance Dam' France 24 Report
Ethiopia’s 'Renaissance Dam' France 24 Report
In April 2011, Ethiopia began the construction of a huge dam on the Nile. The dam is expected to produce as much energy as six nuclear power stations and could make one of the world's poorest states self-sufficient, but the population may pay a high price.
For Ethiopia, this "Renaissance Dam", as the Ethiopians have nicknamed it, brings the promise of irrigated agriculture and energy independence.
However, the project is controversial. Damming a river has implications for everyone who lives by and anyone who makes a living on the waterway.
Downstream countries -- Sudan, and especially Egypt -- also see the project as a threat. Although diplomatic tensions, which were high at the project's launch, have eased somewhat, the dam continues to cause concern.
Due to a lack of sufficient funding, work on the project -- estimated at 4 billion euros -- is delayed. Our reporters went to the site to see.
watch the video from France 24
In April 2011, Ethiopia began the construction of a huge dam on the Nile. The dam is expected to produce as much energy as six nuclear power stations and could make one of the world's poorest states self-sufficient, but the population may pay a high price.
For Ethiopia, this "Renaissance Dam", as the Ethiopians have nicknamed it, brings the promise of irrigated agriculture and energy independence.
However, the project is controversial. Damming a river has implications for everyone who lives by and anyone who makes a living on the waterway.
Downstream countries -- Sudan, and especially Egypt -- also see the project as a threat. Although diplomatic tensions, which were high at the project's launch, have eased somewhat, the dam continues to cause concern.
Due to a lack of sufficient funding, work on the project -- estimated at 4 billion euros -- is delayed. Our reporters went to the site to see.
watch the video from France 24
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Comment from: Kemal [Visitor]
Well done Ethiopia. United we stand. Unity is our strength. dir biabir anbesa yasir.
Andinet hail new
Hail ye Egziabher new
Abay yigedebal
andinetachin yitsenal
We can do miracles like this one by standing together. Let us not focus on our ethnic differences. We are all poor people fighting against poverty. So standing together we shall win.
EPRDF must not alienate our diaspora people by jailing journalists and innocent people.
Abay bicha sayhon yemebit eregetam bigedeb tiru new. Yesew hiwot ke gidib yibeltal.
03/13/15 @ 09:43
Comment from: Asefa [Visitor]
The article incorrectly states that “Downstream countries —– Sudan and especially Egypt —- also see the project as a threat". Sudan actually supports Ethiopia’s efforts to build the GERD and Sudan had entered into a strategic military alliance with Ethiopia. Also Sudan benefits tremendously from the GERD because it will regulate the flow of water to the Nile which will prevent floods during the rainy season. In addition, the GERD will reduce the amount of silt which harms the agriculture of the downstream countries. So I disagree with the article stating Sudan opposes the Dam being built. One thing the Ethiopian government must include in its negotiation about the Dam is for Egypt to stop funding psuedo organizations opposed to the Ethiopian government for example ESAT and the dictator for life issaias Afewerki. Either way no one will stop this dam from being built and Ethiopia will continue on its path to economic growth. GOD BLESS ETHIOPIA AND THE EPRDF!
03/13/15 @ 10:09
Comment from: my2cent$ [Visitor]
if you ask a wife or children of an Ethiopian arbegna who fought the Italians in 1896 or 1930 where tens of thousands Ethiopian were killed, they will say “ayee biqerbin yishalal, tirfu maleq naw"..and the Italians would be pleased to see that. this is no different. true, it hurts to see poor Ethiopians donating for the dam from their meager income, but its better to loose your money than your honor and dignity! for how long are our people to remain the poorest people on the face of the earth.
03/13/15 @ 10:15
Comment from: LTYAGezaee [Visitor]
I just wanted to inform Ethiopians that woyane has signed agreeement to renew or to sign the 1959 agreement. This is not rumour and according reliable sources from the Ministry foreign affaires in the woyane government, woyane has signed agreement.Ethiopians, it is time now to united and remove the cancer enemy in Ethiopia which is woyane.
People like G7 and other oppositons must unite, wage their war in Ethiopian cities by reorganizing urban movement that is the only quick fix for our problem. We can not spend decades waging armed struggle from Asmara and at the same time,Shabia would not allow Ethiopians to succeed.
Woyane has also begged Egypt to give it 10 billion cubic meter water and woyane will sign the 1929 and 1959 colonial agreement. As Gebremehdin, the former woyane fighters told us many times, woyane is a curse, and more an evil organiation that will sell everything. All the war and lives lost in the name of liberation of tigrai is now completely used for differennt and evil agenda, completely satanic agenda. All Ethiopians, those of you are members already of TPLF, or EPRDF, you will regret supporting and working for this evil governemnt . We ask you to resign for the sake of Ethiopia. Ethiopian diplomats across across the world must resign. Do not be selfish like woyane. Do not be hodamoch. My brotherly advices to Ethiopians is also to join G7 and reform G7 to wage war from inside Ethiopia instead of from Asmara.
If Woyane signed really, if it is 100%, I promise I am joining G7 provided G7 is willing to reform and distance itself from Egypt and Shabia. I will 100% serve G7 and this will be my first time to join a political party officially. I will serve with 100 %, full time to get rid of woyane from the face of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia is ready for revolution. Forget the dam, forget other project. Even Mussoloni has built has many things in 5 years.
Woyane wasted 50 billion dollar buying ports while our ports are sitting idle and stolen 16 billion dollars? What are you waiting Ethiopians? People are persecuted in thein country? Amhara expelled and made refugees in their country? Gambelanas are removed from their land and their land given to Arabs? what are you waiting Ethiopians? Now woyane is denying you , your water and woyane is even ready to kill the unborn Ethiopians?
Stop dividing by tribe, ethnic, race, colour, political faction, unite, let us form a new all inclusive civil movement that represent all Ethiopians and work to form a civilian governemnt. Do not wait until woyane give away the entire country.
Down to Woyane Tigrai
03/13/15 @ 12:00
Go, Ethiopia, go!
Comment from: Alex [Visitor]
Those followers of Mingestu and shabia never come back again (24 ament eyechehachu gen ahunem eychehachu tenoralachu TPLF teres yalew wesha ena teres yelelew wesh yakal ena zembel betechehu yemetametet neger yelehem
03/13/15 @ 14:49
Comment from: chuchu [Visitor]
It is not delayed but going very well as planned. We don’t want ur Euro or dollar we have our own 3 birr. After reading this report I’m going to buy more bonds from ECB.
03/13/15 @ 14:51
Comment from: Asefa [Visitor]
Those Ethiopians living abroad and enjoying the comfort and convenience of life in the US or Europe and have not contributed money should be ashamed of themselves because Ethiopians at home are contributing their meager income to help fund the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Every Ethiopian living outside the country no matter their ethnic background has a moral obligation to contribute financially to the construction of this Dam. I will contribute to the construction of this Dam because I am a proud Ethiopian who loves his country! GOD BLESS ETHIOPIA AND THE EPRDF!!
03/13/15 @ 15:57
Comment from: TEDDY [Visitor]
Afe Sefew Tchinkelew Baddo ,Sudan is ,I mean the Tyrant Elbeshir ,supporting your bandit masters ,like the Rope which is keeping the Hanged guy..LOL !!!
03/13/15 @ 16:11
Comment from: Asefa [Visitor]
Teedii,I am convinced that you and your boyfriend sodomy are mentally retarded. Do you really believe that you barking everyday on the internet will topple the government of Ethiopia? Hahaha keep crying day and night while you struggle to survive on your cab driver income. Ethiopia will keep developing and you will keep being a failure in life haha.
03/13/15 @ 17:34
Comment from: Aster [Visitor]
Ethiopians have to stop giving access to these evil journalists to spew poison pretending reports of true nature. Close everything for some time till the project is finished. I am sure they have tricked the girl in the video to say what she said. These people don´t want us build any dam by ourselves. They have refused any loans to the project and yet they have the audacity to criticize what ever built by Africans themselves. We shall finish it what every propaganda they spread about it.
03/13/15 @ 19:00
Comment from: next call [Visitor]
This reporting is an interesting spin on what is fact on the ground and the govt’s numerous statements regarding the various stages of the process of building this monumental Dam. If the people who should be resettled by now are still in their old domicile, the project is probably three years away or so and not to be completed in schedule. This is not a problem with a project of this scale. The problem will be if there is any shortage of funds as this reporting alleges. That is intolerable and various schemes of funding aside from depending on the locals and the Diaspora should be initiated, be it among those of African decent or folk who have sympathies toward Ethiopia. As Egypt still weighs considerable influence in the international banking system, it is practically impossible to fetch funds from them. As International Rivers, HRW and other so called activists have all but wedged war against the Project , funding the Dam is like ‘ hot potato’ for any of the private banks like JP Morgan or Morgan Stanley. I think as a wise governor of one of the Sudanese states bordering Ethiopia ranted ‘ Egypt is foolishly protesting any funding for the Dam and if due to lack of funding the Dam structure will be compromised, they will be the one responsible’. Not that I think there will be flaws in a project of this scale but just a thought i will like to share with esteemed readers of this site. Overall, the French media has serious bias, despite the fact that one of the major sub contractor is one of theirs and unlike the main stream Anglo- Saxon media which has been writing unusually positive article about Ethiopia, they are stuck in their ‘ colonial mindset’.
Not to mention that they just sold ultra modern weaponry to Cairo, whose purpose is not yet known.
Finally, may I remind the French, that they failed in the building of the Panama Canal and had to sell out to the Yankees. Ethiopia will not repeat that mistake and wont sell out, but given time build it right!
03/14/15 @ 03:38
Comment from: adro_ka [Visitor]
As we hear from some source, Sudan is not against the GERD and Egypt even agree in prinzip with the Continuation of Dam. The only quetion raised now is about the security, the size specialy height and volume, and the time required to fill the dam. The three rich even an agreement in the letest days to eximine the possible dunger of the dam to Egypt and Sudan, really to Egypt. Sudan affirms that the dam has no negative impact at all. So Ethiopia has now time to go ahead. If 45% is true i did not see any delay, even it is a faster than we expect. Money we all schould pay. Sudan and Egypt should take part in the financing, if Ethiopia allow them to do so.
03/14/15 @ 04:41
Comment from: Tazabi [Visitor]
You only watch TV with electricity? That is it? Nothing else? The enemy of ethiopia will never sleep. Unite my country people. UNITE!
03/14/15 @ 05:11
To prosper ethiopia 1,)woyane has to go
2)ethiopia must rule by its own collective based on majority rule system.
3)the dangerus of stability and peace in the horn of Africa is woyane ,once the woyane gone ethiopian and eritrea will join together build both nation and create common defense force and establishe a unity force that hunt the woyanes to bring them to justice all those woyane barberian genociders .
03/14/15 @ 07:35
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