Dec 21, 2010
A lot has been said about Abay River and the Blue Nile: patriotic poems have been composed, beautiful songs sung in their honor; accords signed, major wars fought and boundaries demarcated.After the recent inauguration of the highly political Tekeze dam in Tigray and the Tana-Beles project in Amhara region, the issue of Nile politics has resurfaced once again.
Meles Zenawi is touting a renewed possibility of war, accusing Egypt of backing anti-government rebels in Ethiopia.
There is no reasonable ground for Zenawi’s allegations and his swagger is based on inaccurate facts. This article tries to challenge the correctness of previous opinions of Abyssinian rulers regarding the Nile River.
There is no reasonable ground for Zenawi’s allegations and his swagger is based on inaccurate facts. This article tries to challenge the correctness of previous opinions of Abyssinian rulers regarding the Nile River.
Westerners do not understand the difference between Abyssinian and non-Abyssinian Ethiopia. It was only fairly recently made known that 86% of the Nile’s water originated in the Ethiopian highlands.
As the saying goes, ‘Ferenj na lij yenegerutin yamnal’—roughly translated, ‘The white man and the child believe all they are told.’ Abyssinians still do not admit the reality about the origin of Nile water.
They also fail to mention that 50% of the White Nile arises from Ethiopia’s Black Nile, and that 100% of the Juba, Somalia’s big river, comes from Ethiopia.
As the saying goes, ‘Ferenj na lij yenegerutin yamnal’—roughly translated, ‘The white man and the child believe all they are told.’ Abyssinians still do not admit the reality about the origin of Nile water.
They also fail to mention that 50% of the White Nile arises from Ethiopia’s Black Nile, and that 100% of the Juba, Somalia’s big river, comes from Ethiopia.
It is striking, to say the least, many people neglect to properly acknowledge Ethiopian rivers apart from the Abay River and the White Nile.
As a result, there is little known information regarding how the utilization of the many key Ethiopian rivers could address the chronic food security issues in Ethiopia. More reading Opride Contributors .
Source: Opride Contributors .
As a result, there is little known information regarding how the utilization of the many key Ethiopian rivers could address the chronic food security issues in Ethiopia. More reading Opride Contributors .
Source: Opride Contributors .
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