![]() ![]() President Morsi then appeared to put on a statesmanlike show of conciliation and calm. With Egypt’s senior politicians discussing a potential military response, Ethiopia was not amused. He may have also failed to inform his politicians that three days earlier an independent panel of experts (including members from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan) had reported the findings of a yearlong study, that the hydropower dam would not significantly reduce the flow of water reaching Sudan and Egypt. ![]() ![]() Strangely enough, he failed to inform the politicians that their meeting was being broadcast live on TV, which encouraged them to engage in a favourite pastime – the repetition old myths of their ownership of the Nile waters and willingness to fight for Egypt’s right to control them. President Morsi called the meeting to review the impact of the dam (if any) on Egypt’s water supply. Never mind that the supposed “diversion” was simply a temporary rerouting of the river by some 500 meters from its normal channel. He invited leading Egyptian politicians to a meeting to discuss the issue of Ethiopia’s “diversion” of the Blue Nile – the source of most of Egypt’s water. His government would drum up an external threat, and call for internal unity. On 3rd June, President Morsi, beset by growing internal problems, had a clever idea. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has created an external threat to distract Egyptians from domestic problems.Įgypt’s threats towards Ethiopia and its Grand Renaissance dam project on the Blue Nile seem to be backfiring on all sides. ![]()
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