Sudan and Ethiopia on alert for Egyptian military strike

[Ridig Rabah]

Sudanese and Ethiopian forces operating on the border between the two countries are in place to prepare for any offensive that Egypt might launch against Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam on the River Nile, intelligence and security sources in Khartoum have revealed to MEMO.

The two armies have been alerted that the Egyptian air force now has the capability to strike the dam at a distance of up to 1,500 kilometres, following the purchase of 24 Rafale fighter jets from France. The Ethiopians have deployed long-range missiles around the dam as a precautionary measure and Sudan’s forces have been placed on standby.

The Renaissance Dam is being built to fulfil Ethiopia’s energy needs; it is on the Nile in the Benishagul Gumuz region. The project is opposed by Egypt, which believes that it will affect the flow of the great river and cause water shortages. The scheme is set to be the eighth largest dam in the world and has caused a major diplomatic row between the Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. After initial objections, Sudan supports the building of the reservoir behind the dam.

Read: Ethiopia says dialogue with Egypt the only way to resolve conflict over Nile dam

Relations between Egypt and Ethiopia hit a low point in 2013 when Egyptian politicians inadvertently discussed sabotaging the dam in a live broadcast on state-owned television. A declaration of principles signed by the governments in Cairo, Khartoum and Addis Ababa has not helped to ease the tension. It is unclear whether the agreement will actually have any significant impact on the situation.

Reports published last week by Sudanese newspapers quoted members of an Eritrean opposition group who suggested that Egypt has made a secret deal to open a new naval base on Nora Island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea, Ethiopia’s northern neighbour. The move has angered Addis Ababa, even though Egyptian military sources have denied any such plan.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20170505-sudan-and-ethiopia-on-alert-for-egyptian-military-strike/

 

[Ridig Rabah]

...just to piss off that Xaarbashi member

 

[Canuck]

@Prince of Lasanod @Prince of Hobyo @Prince Abubu @Adolf-Hitler

 

[Canuck]

@XamarCade @Bahal

 

[XamarCade]

7billion $ loan going to complete waste will set Ethiopia back for a very long time.

 

[Jjero]

where's the nigga u cant tag and @TooMa'aan

 

[government]

the one good thing double c did

 

[DrippinglyWet]

Good news
Hope the fire makes the habeshas learn How to cook meat

 

[Zayd]

I'm with Ethiopia on this one, why does Egypt think the nile is theirs?

 

[ሕጊ።።]

...just to piss off that Xaarbashi member

I already called it so

@government fake news so

 

[daacad]

walaalayaal stop this obsession with xaarbashi because of the amount of threads that is been made you guys are showing them they have some importance

 

[Canuck]

Bad year for the Ethiopians

EU calls on Ethiopia to accept ruling on Eritrea boundary

messengerafrica
3 weeks ago

The European Union has called on Ethiopia to accept the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) ruling made 15 years ago delimiting the border between the two countries.

Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, announced the EU position in a declaration on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the boundary commission ruling, which controversially awarded the town of Badme to Eritrea rather than Ethiopia.

Between 1998 and 2000, Eritrea and Ethiopia waged a bitter war, which began in the rural town of Badme. Although the practical and strategic significance of the town is minimal, it is symbolically important as much blood was spilt over the town.

The EEBC boundary commission was set up by the Algiers peace agreement of 2000. It consisted of two commissioners each appointed by Eritrea and Ethiopia and a fifth commissioner, serving as the president of the commission, selected by the other commissioners. The EEBC presented its ruling on April 13th, 2002, at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, giving some disputed areas to Ethiopia and others to Eritrea.

While Eritrea accepted the EEBC’s ruling in its entirety, Ethiopia accepted the decision only “in principle” while demanding that the demarcation process be conducted “according to international norms” and also after a negotiation to resolve outstanding issues and to normalize relations. Only then would Ethiopia be willing to permit the handover of Badme and other border areas to Eritrea.

Eritrea, on the other hand, says the EEBC ruling was meant to be “final and binding” and wants Badme handed over before and not after talks on normalization of relations.

Mogherini is urging both sides to accept the decision of the boundary commission, which has lingered without implementation for 15 years. “The EU is convinced that the parties have all to gain from a full implementation of the provisions of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission’s decision,” she says.

“In this regard, the EU encourages all concrete steps that could lead to finally demarcating the border in accordance with the EEBC decision and to move to a phase of building constructive and peaceful relations.”

The European Union, which witnessed the Algiers deal, is willing to consider paying for the boundary demarcation process and for any other measures that could improve Eritrean-Ethiopian relations.

According to Mogherini’s statement, the EU is concerned that the present stalemate puts regional stability at risk, with negative consequences on international trade and economic development.

In the meantime, Ethiopia’s government has claimed consistently that Eritrea has continued to breach the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and other elements of the Algiers Agreement by engaging in a range of activities to destabilize Ethiopia. Poor relations between the two countries continue to be a significant factor in regional geopolitics in East Africa and the Horn of Africa.

 

[ሕጊ።።]

@Canuck I bet you're so relieved you didn't have to post it

 

[ሕጊ።።]

I'm with Ethiopia on this one, why does Egypt think the nile is theirs?

Anything get's posted on this forum if it's anti Ethiopian news, whether it's from BBC News or Papua New Guinea Daily

 

[Zayd]

Anything get's posted on this forum if it's anti Ethiopian news, whether it's from BBC News or Papua New Guinea Daily

It's silly behaviour, wishing bad on your neighbour while expecting nothing of it to harm you is delusional, a fire in your neighbours house will catch onto yours.

 

[DrippinglyWet]

Anything get's posted on this forum if it's anti Ethiopian news, whether it's from BBC News or Papua New Guinea Daily

Its the truth
Ethiopia is the tumor of East Africa

 

[ሕጊ።።]

It's silly behaviour, wishing bad on your neighbour while expecting nothing of it to harm you is delusional, a fire in your neighbours house will catch onto yours.

Let people believe the news they want to believe

Its the truth
Ethiopia is the tumor of East Africa

 

[DrippinglyWet]

It's silly behaviour, wishing bad on your neighbour while expecting nothing of it to harm you is delusional, a fire in your neighbours house will catch onto yours.

Ethiopia is the neighbour that starts the fire in your house and when you ask for help he starts pouring gasoline.

 

[fardowsa]

More xabesh threads on this site than somali and it is called somalispot?
Inferiority complex some of you have and i thought the arab bootyclappers were bad

 

[maestro]

Damn. Don't want this to happen at all. I know it could trigger some Cold War type of nonsense and many countries and people will be fucked for life. Imagine if China/Russia back Ethiopia and USA backs Egypt. We'll go right back to the 60s/70s.

I was having a little hope for the 2020s & 2030s to be peaceful and prosperous so I can enjoy my youth and settle down maybe with a nice career and family peacefully but if WW3/Cold war happens then I'm gonna be bummed. Nobody wants to live constantly worrying about when the nukes are gonna be dropped on their head.