Why can’t Egypt and Ethiopia agree on the Nile dam? - BBC News

Why should Ethiopia give a dam?

Looks like Ethiopia don't give a dam.

Somalia , Djibouti and the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa support Ethiopia..

Ethiopia didn't sign the 1959 agreement, so shouldn't be forced to live up to the agreement.

I feel this is one-sided analysis, Ethiopia has a right to the Nile waters as much as Sudan and Egypt. Claiming that the dam is theirs and the river is not, is not only misleading but also shows a partisan argument on the presenter's side. Egypt and Sudan Must accept that Ethiopia too has a right to its waters and not bulldoze the country. They should agree yes, but the agreement MUST be a win-win for Ethiopia and Egypt. why is it that when people die in Ethiopia because of poverty, no one says anything, now when they figure out a way to elevate their standard of living the entire world is against them. We must find an amicable way to co-exist, not that when I am sick then it's okay but when my being healthy threatens yours then its better I die, NO.

The compromise by Ethiopia is already there. She is offering to fill the dam 4-7 years, while it can be done in 2 years. Egypt just wants more. I wish you were well informed or fair before making the report.

BBC always biassed !! Ethiopia is the source for 85% of the water. And still ....Ethiopia is asking for an equal water share and is not asking for draining. I others words is not asking on creating a drought to our lower altitude neighbors yet equal use. Period. And that is Medemer!!

If Egypt thinks colonial era agreement is valid they saying still colony of Great Britain !

🇪🇹 go go Ethiopia go! 👍🏼 🇧🇷 we support the damn dam 👊🏼 progress it's the future eliminate the poverty inside Africa

You know why? we don’t want to accept colonialists negotiation. The Egyptian’s suppose to come to African negotiations with the owner not with the colonials

They don’t want Ethiopia to grow? 🙄

This is probably the most absurdly biased report anyone might hear ever. You were even desperate enough to use tiktok videos to back your point. Shame!

No, the dam belongs to Ethiopia , the river should be shared with 11 countries, not just two of them , so the river , since 86% comes from Ethiopia , Ethiopia should get lion share,period

It’s my dam!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ethiopia building our water on our soil so we have right to use our source.

They Egyptians can keep talking about their "historic rights" from an agreement made between Egypt, Sudan and GB. Please keep in mind that Ethiopia was not even consulted during those agreements even though 86% of the water comes from the Ethiopian highlands. That being said, the country still invited both countries(Egypt and Sudan) to discuss the issue and make an agreement. Before that the two countries, primarily Egypt, ignored Ethiopias suggestion to share the waters of Nile equitably, and Egypt denied that and wanted to go to war. After all Ethiopia started building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissence Dam (GERD) and now it is almost completed. As you can see Ethiopia always wanted to bring Egypt to an agreement and Egypt denied that many times. The Egyptians thought no country in the upstream will manage to build a dam, which was completely wrong. AND THEIR COUNTRY IS ABOUT TO BECOME HISTORY STILL TALKING ABOUT "HISTORIC RIGHTS"

Its like using ur neighbor's WiFi and telling them not to use it just because its speed is becoming slower for you. This is whats Egypt trying to do

we dont expect a balanced report from the one who works for Egypt behind the scene !

So Egypt doesn't want to increase their desalination capacity and use the several vast aquifers beneath their feet, but would rather blame Ethiopia for all its water woes.

Egypt invested its resources in military might preparing for this, but the truth is it won't work, Sub-Saharan Africa will support ethiopian 100% and that ethiopia has a right to use its waters for anything.

Why you put that TikTok video in the middle of a serious conversation? You ain't that slick