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The Asrat Blog

@RenaissanceDam

Senior Principal Electrical Engineer. GERD technical insights and geopolitical context. #GERD #BlueNile #NileBasin #سد_النهضة #إثيوبيا #النيل_الأزرق #حوض_النيل

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Jun 7
Egypt has no Nile argument. It has a bribe budget. Egypt's OWN newspaper, Youm7, reported the testimony: in 2009 Mubarak's regime pulled $4 million from the Central Bank in four briefcases to buy African leaders' votes on the Nile. You don't pay in suitcases when you have a
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Sep 21, 2022
#Ethiopian president Sahle-Work Zewde refused to join other #African Leaders that Were Packed In Buses Like Schoolchildren During Queen #Elizabeth's Funeral While Other Presidents Moved In Convoy
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Apr 15, 2023
The fearful #Egyptian soldiers are surrendering to the #Sudan Rapid support forces. Numerous members of the Egyptian military have run, complicating the efforts of their own forces to track them down.
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Sep 7, 2024
Next Monday, millions of Ethiopians will rise up in a massive rally against Egypt’s actions at our borders, threatening the peace of the Horn of Africa like terrorists such as Al-Shabaab. Everyone should march with banners for more dams and greater irrigation on the Blue Nile.
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Apr 15, 2023
Breaking: The Rapid Support Forces in #Sudan, led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, have detained #Egyptian officers and soldiers in Marawi, north of Khartoum. These forces were stationed to support General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of Sudan's army. Egypt vehemently
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Aug 29, 2024
Enjoy the beautiful view of the Great Renaissance Dam!
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Sep 9, 2025
Thank you, Ethiopia I want to thank everyone who carried the Renaissance Dam from an idea to reality. • Emperor Haile Selassie - for starting and backing the early Blue Nile studies and big-dam planning. • PM Meles Zenawi - for selecting the site, launching GERD in 2011,
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Sep 4, 2024
Ethiopians Isn’t Ignoring Your Noise; It’s Simply Not Afraid of It Egypt’s media has been making a lot of noise, flaunting military might and trying to intimidate. They expect Ethiopia to be shaken by this show of force. But when Ethiopians don’t react with fear, Egyptians get
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Sep 9, 2023
A monumental achievement and significant triumph! A water cascading over the central pathway, symbolizes the triumphant conclusion of the fourth filling stage, boasting a robust storage capacity of 20. 5 billion cubic meters. The aggregate storage volume has now reached a
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Sep 29, 2024
Ethiopia to UN: Key Statements on the Nile and Regional Relations 1. We contribute 85% of the Nile’s water, while Egypt contributes 0%. 2. Egypt still views the Nile in a monopolistic manner based on colonial-era agreements. 3. Ethiopia will continue exercising its right to
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Dec 3, 2023
Title: The Grand Canal Project in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression: A Vision of Transformation and Challenges Ethiopia's Grand Canal project stands as a remarkable vision, aiming to transform the Danakil Depression, one of the most challenging environments on Earth, into a dynamic
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Aug 15, 2024
A Path to Self-Destruction: Egypt's Strategy Could Backfire Catastrophically Let's be clear: Egypt can sign numerous military pacts, but it won't change the reality that Ethiopia is the source of the Nile. By continuing on this aggressive path, Egypt is engaging in a dangerous
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Sep 8, 2025
We did it, Ethiopia 🇪🇹✨ The sky lit up above the Renaissance Dam, drones drawing Africa with Ethiopia at the heart, our flag glowing, fireworks rolling like waves. It looks beautiful because it is the work of millions. Farmers who gave, builders who sweated, engineers who
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Jan 1, 2024
The Memorandum of Understanding between Ethiopia and Somaliland outlines three critical components: 1. **Recognition**: By officially acknowledging Somaliland as an independent state, Ethiopia sets a precedent as the first African country to do so. This move is particularly
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