(Sept 25, 2012, Daily News Egypt)--After the Sudan Tribune revealed allegations of a plot to
bomb the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on Tuesday the Egyptian
Ministry for Military Production denied the allegations.
The Sudan Tribune reported the allegations last month using
the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks as its source. It was alleged
that Sudanese president, Omer Al-Bashir had agreed to allow Egypt to
build an airbase in Sudan in order to be able to attack the GERD if
negotiations failed to result in an agreement.
The issue of Nile Water sharing is one that is being
contested by the Nile basin’s upstream countries including Ethiopia,
according to the Sudan Tribune.
The GERD, a massive hydroelectric dam, is controversial as
it would limit the fresh water flow to Sudan and Egypt. When completed
the GERD’s reservoir will hold 65 billion cubic metres of water. On 14
September Bloomberg reported that the IMF asked Ethiopia to slow down
the construction of the dam, over concerns about its economy.
Source: Daily News Egypt
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At whatever cost GERD will be constructed and completed as soon as possible within the planned time. The over 100,000,000 people of Ethiopia is ready to sacrifice anything expected from each individual. It does not matter what Sudan or Egypt threatens to do! Enough is enough!The claim of the lion-share of the Nile is history, no more applicable. If it is applicable, it should be Ethiopia which owns the 86% of the water.
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