{"id":2399,"date":"2026-01-04T09:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T09:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/2399\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T09:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T09:33:42","slug":"no-more-dams-on-nile-without-our-approval-egypt-warns-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/2399\/","title":{"rendered":"No more dams on Nile without our approval, Egypt warns Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Egypt\u2019s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty<\/a> has said his country \u201cwill not allow any new dams to be built on the Nile\u201d unless agreed to in advance and carried out under international law, marking Cairo\u2019s firmest position in years on the water dispute<\/a> with Ethiopia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In an hour-long interview broadcast on Sunday night on the Saudi network MBC, Mr Abdelatty said Egypt remained committed to lawful and diplomatic means, but would respond with \u201cappropriate and firm measures\u201d if its water rights were threatened.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny new dams that are not built by prior notification and co-ordination will face an Egyptian reaction,\u201d he said. \u201cOur actions will be strong, lawful, and consistent with the United Nations Charter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Egypt and Ethiopia have been locked in a bitter dispute<\/a> for more than a decade over the anticipated effects of a vast hydroelectric dam that Addis Ababa completed this year.<\/p>\n

Egypt, which relies on the Nile<\/a> for nearly all its freshwater needs, views the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as an existential threat, contending it will reduce its vital share of the river’s water and give Ethiopia unacceptable control over its downstream flow at times of drought.<\/p>\n

Egypt\u2019s problem \u201cis not with the Ethiopian people\u201d but with \u201cthe unilateral conduct of the Ethiopian government\u201d, said Mr Abdelatty.<\/p>\n

He described recent developments within the Nile Basin Initiative as \u201ca major diplomatic success for Egypt\u201d. Talks reopened into the Co\u2011operative Framework Agreement \u2212 a long-stalled motion to transform the initiative into the Nile Basin Commission, an overarching authority to manage the Nile\u2019s waters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There had been two opposing blocs in the negotiations, with Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea demanding a greater role for downstream members of the initiative. An opposing bloc headed by Ethiopia imposed terms that were deemed unacceptable, leading to a stalemate.<\/p>\n

Experts argue that the talks collapsed because the initiative is not feasible without Egypt and Sudan<\/a> as signatories. <\/p>\n

A new round of ministerial talks held this month in Burundi brought both groups together for the first time in years \u201cin a genuine consultative process\u201d, Mr Abdelatty said.<\/p>\n

The meeting produced \u201ca historic outcome\u201d, an agreement, endorsed by seven participating states, to reopen the 2010 framework for amendments that can allow downstream countries to rejoin once their concerns are accommodated.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf consensus is reached, Egypt will return strongly to the initiative and support its transformation into a Nile\u202fWater\u202fCommission,\u201d he said. \u201cOur basic principle is clear: Egypt cannot compromise or neglect its water rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

Egypt and Sudan had been in negotiations with Ethiopia, demanding Addis Ababa enters into a legally binding agreement on the operation and management of the dam.<\/p>\n

Countering ‘colonial’ narrative <\/p>\n

Egypt has worked hard to counter the narrative that it has historically hoarded the Nile\u2019s waters and that it stood against African development, Mr Abdelatty said. He believes that view has largely changed, calling this a \u201csuccess for the Foreign Ministry\u2019s efforts\u201d. <\/p>\n

Mr Abdelatty said the \u201cfalse narrative\u201d has also been propagated by Ethiopia\u2019s leadership, which has accused<\/a> Egypt of having a \u201ccolonial stance\u201d on African development.<\/p>\n

He highlighted the approval of 34 new water projects for southern\u2011basin countries, including Uganda, Kenya and South\u202fSudan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have now created, for the first time in our history, a sizeable fund, denominated in dollars from the Egyptian budget to implement water and development projects in the southern basin,\u201d he told MBC, \u201cThis corrects an important narrative and shows that Egypt supports our fellow Africans\u2019 right to progress, while safeguarding our national interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Abdelatty also touched upon refugees in Egypt<\/a> and the need for burden-sharing. He said the number of refugees and migrants in Egypt now exceeds 10\u202fmillion \u2212 up from about 9 million last year. <\/p>\n

He distinguished between registered refugees<\/a> and a much larger unregistered population integrated across Egyptian cities.<\/p>\n

The minister singled out the EU<\/a> as having a distinct responsibility to play a more hands-on role in taking care of refugees in Egypt.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is impossible for Egypt to continue bearing this burden alone,\u201d he said. \u201cIf these countries do not share in the costs, they must face the consequences. They have to face the fact that for many refugees, Egypt is a transit country and most want to end up in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Abdelatty also rejected claims that Egypt profits from hosting refugees and said that, in fact, it often has to cover funding shortfalls out of pocket.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not ask for money for refugees \u2212 not one pound,\u201d he said. \u201cWe only ask that partners be present here to ensure aid reaches those in need and to expand registration under the UN\u202frefugee agency.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the same time, he noted, Egyptian citizens have \u201cevery right to ask legitimate questions\u201d about how refugee policies operate and what limits the state can bear.<\/p>\n

He said recent legislation now allows the Egyptian government itself to determine refugee status for the first time, aligning with UN\u202fprotocols but giving Cairo greater control over who qualifies for protection. <\/p>\n

Any foreign resident, he added, \u201chas a full obligation to respect Egyptian law and refrain from illegal activities\u201d.<\/p>\n

‘Careful’ ties with Damascus<\/p>\n

Mr Abdelatty also addressed public impressions that Egypt has been cautious or distant towards the new authorities in Syria<\/a>, saying Cairo\u2019s position \u201cis completely clear\u201d. <\/p>\n

He said Egypt \u201cwishes all the best for the Syrian people and the existing Syrian government\u201d, but that ties are \u201ccareful\u201d and guided by concern for Syria\u2019s stability, following the overthrow of the Assad regime last December. <\/p>\n

He reaffirmed that \u201cEgypt\u2019s positions are firm and unchanging\u201d, noting that Cairo continues to condemn \u201crepeated Israeli aggression\u201d and \u201cthe occupation of Syrian territories\u201d. <\/p>\n

Egypt remains in contact<\/a> with Syrian officials, including President Ahmad Al Shara, who was received in Cairo earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Mr Abdelatty said Egypt offers \u201cadvice to our brothers in Syria\u201d to preserve the country\u2019s unity and ensure an inclusive political system that protects all sects and ethnic groups. <\/p>\n

However, he explained that Cairo is concerned about the presence of foreign fighters, and said that terrorism there \u201cmust be addressed, so that Syria does not become a source of threat to its neighbours\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Flights from Dubai start at Dh4,000 return with Emirates, while Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi start at Dh2,000. Local buses can be booked in Chiang Mai from around Dh50<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0idea of pound parity now seems less far-fetched as the risk grows that Britain may split away from the European Union without a deal.<\/p>\n

Rupert Harrison, a fund manager at BlackRock, sees the risk of it falling to trade level with the dollar on a no-deal Brexit. The view echoes Morgan Stanley\u2019s recent forecast that the currency can plunge toward $1 (Dh3.67) on such an outcome. That isn\u2019t the majority view yet \u2013\u00a0a Bloomberg survey this month estimated the pound will slide to $1.10 should the UK\u00a0exit the bloc without an agreement.<\/p>\n

New Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly said that Britain will leave the EU on the October\u00a031 deadline with or without an agreement, fuelling concern the nation is headed for a disorderly departure and fanning pessimism toward the pound. Sterling has fallen more than 7 per cent\u00a0in the past three months, the worst performance among major developed-market currencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pound is at a much lower level now but I still think a no-deal exit would lead to significant volatility and we could be testing parity on a really bad outcome,\u201d said Mr Harrison, who manages more than $10 billion in assets at BlackRock. \u201cWe will see this game of chicken continue through August and that\u2019s likely negative for sterling,\u201d he said about the deadlocked Brexit talks.<\/p>\n

The pound fell 0.8 per cent\u00a0to $1.2033 on Friday, its weakest closing level since the 1980s, after a report on the second quarter showed the UK economy shrank for the first time in six years. The data means it is likely\u00a0the Bank of England will cut interest rates, according to Mizuho Bank.<\/p>\n

The BOE said in November that the currency could fall even below $1 in an analysis on possible worst-case Brexit scenarios. Options-based calculations showed around a 6.4 per cent\u00a0chance of pound-dollar parity in the next one year, markedly higher than 0.2 per cent\u00a0in early March when prospects of a no-deal outcome were seemingly off the table.<\/p>\n

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