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Ethiopia summons Egypt's ambassador over Nile dam

2013-06-07

[Al Ahram] Æthiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is demanding an official explanation from Egypt after comments from politicians suggesting Egypt attack or sabotage a Nile River dam Æthiopia is building upstream from parched Egypt.

Ministry front man Dina Mufti said Thursday that Egypt's ambassador to Æthiopia has been summoned to explain the "hostile remarks."

Æthiopia a week ago started diverting the flow of the Nile River to make way for its $4.2 billion hydroelectric plant, dubbed the Grand Æthiopian Renaissance Dam. Egypt fears the dam will mean a diminished share of the Nile River.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, in a statement Thursday, said Egypt will seek to coordinate with Sudan and Æthiopia over the issue of the dam going forward. Amr also said Egypt's water security cannot be ignored or hurt.

Posted by:Fred

#6 Ethiopia has an air force too. And Egypt's dam is filled.

Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2013-06-07 13:02

#5 It's not even a matter of convenience. Egypt's agricultural sector depends on water from the Nile. If it depended on rainfall, there would be no agricultural sector in Egypt.

Posted by: Zhang Fei 2013-06-07 12:43

#4 Yes indeed Joe, an Egyptian war directed against the Æthiops would surely be convenient right now...

General war's unnecessary. Modern aircraft can destroy dams with the press of a button. Egypt has JDAM's. Ethiopia will need to beef up its air defenses in the dam's vicinity.

Posted by: Zhang Fei 2013-06-07 12:41

#3 Yes indeed Joe, an Egyptian war directed against the Æthiops would surely be convenient right now...

Posted by: Steve White 2013-06-07 11:34

#2 Many major wars in histoire' had begun due to issues andor parties-protagonists previouly thought of as benign or minor compared to the larger, often more MilPol powerful players.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-06-07 02:07

#1 That Nile Dam, comes up when you least expect it.

Posted by: Au Auric 2013-06-07 01:01

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