{"id":19765,"date":"2025-07-03T12:36:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=19765"},"modified":"2025-07-03T12:36:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:36:50","slug":"ethiopian-pm-declares-grand-renaissance-dam-complete-amid-renewed-tensions-with-egypt-and-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/07\/03\/ethiopian-pm-declares-grand-renaissance-dam-complete-amid-renewed-tensions-with-egypt-and-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopian PM Declares Grand Renaissance Dam &#8220;Complete&#8221; Amid Renewed Tensions with Egypt and Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on Thursday the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River, a project that has sparked prolonged tensions with downstream neighbors, particularly Egypt and Sudan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"615\">Speaking before parliament, Ahmed stated:\u201cThe work is now completed, and we are preparing for the official inauguration.\u201d He added a message to Egypt and Sudan:\u201cThe Renaissance Dam is not a threat, but a shared opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"1181\">On Tuesday, July 1, the annual Nile flood season began on the Ethiopian plateau, while the GERD dispute reached a deadlock. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aaty emphasized in a recent TV interview that Egypt will never allow its historical share of Nile waters to be compromised under any circumstances, calling it a matter of national existence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\" data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1384\">Egypt\u2019s historical water share from the Nile is 55.5 billion cubic meters, based on a colonial-era agreement that Ethiopia refuses to recognize, arguing it was signed during British occupation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"38cb08cf-5d61-4a27-949f-2ca9a10a5038\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-18\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"84\">Egypt Warns Ethiopia on Red Sea Access, Ties It to GERD Agreement<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1730\">A diplomatic source in Cairo revealed to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that Ethiopia continues to be intransigent, recently rejecting mediator efforts to revive negotiations. These efforts aimed to de-escalate tensions in the Horn of Africa and reach a binding agreement on the operation and coordination of the dam with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/02\/07\/u-s-pressures-egypt-over-gaza-resettlement-linking-it-to-the-grand-renaissance-dam-crisis\/\">Egypt<\/a> and Sudan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10508\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10508 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-Grand-Ethiopian-Renaissance-Dam-a-focal-point-of-the-Nile-water-crisis-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a focal point of the Nile water crisis.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-Grand-Ethiopian-Renaissance-Dam-a-focal-point-of-the-Nile-water-crisis-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-Grand-Ethiopian-Renaissance-Dam-a-focal-point-of-the-Nile-water-crisis-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-Grand-Ethiopian-Renaissance-Dam-a-focal-point-of-the-Nile-water-crisis-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-Grand-Ethiopian-Renaissance-Dam-a-focal-point-of-the-Nile-water-crisis.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\" data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"2194\">The source added that regional actors (unnamed) offered to mediate between Cairo and Addis Ababa, especially as tensions mount over Ethiopia\u2019s move to secure a Red Sea outlet through a controversial deal with Somaliland\u2014a breakaway region unrecognized internationally. The agreement allows Ethiopia access to the Port of Berbera, prompting a strong reaction from Somalia\u2019s central government, which considers Somaliland part of its territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"2196\" data-end=\"2444\">The Egyptian source noted that Cairo was willing to consider accepting Ethiopia\u2019s request for permanent Red Sea access, if Ethiopia addressed Egypt\u2019s concerns about GERD and committed to signing an agreement, particularly on dam operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"2446\" data-end=\"2639\">In his interview, Abdel Aaty reaffirmed that Egypt opposes any military bases or permanent outlets on the Red Sea by non-coastal countries, directly referencing Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"2446\" data-end=\"2639\">He emphasized:\u201cThat is a red line and a clear Egyptian position.\u201d \u201cWe have conveyed our stance to all regional actors, including Turkey, which hosted the Somali-Ethiopian talks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"2817\" data-end=\"3039\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on Thursday the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River, a project that has sparked prolonged tensions with downstream neighbors, particularly Egypt and Sudan. 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