Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has sent a direct political message about his country’s efforts to expand into the waters of the Nile and the sea, stressing that Ethiopia’s development is based on principles of justice and regional integration, without geographical ambitions or expansionist intentions.
“The Great Nile is a gift from God and everyone must drink it with justice and equality,” Abiy Ahmed said in a statement in Arabic on the official account of the “X” platform on the occasion of the month of Ramadan, adding that investment in Ethiopia’s water resources is a legitimate sovereign right aimed at lifting millions of people out of poverty and strengthening energy and food security, without violating the rights of other countries.
Renaissance Dam is an initiative aimed at regional prosperity
Abiy Ahmed explained that Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam works to produce electrical energy, export it to neighboring countries and serve as a foundation for regional prosperity, stressing that Ethiopia does not seek to impose a unilateral reality, but rather seeks a regional model to share the benefits and transform the Nile into a lifeline that connects hearts and minds in front of the fields.
He noted that Ethiopia’s desire to reach seaports has arisen as a peaceful existential necessity and is a call for partnership that does not affect the sovereignty of neighboring regions or harm the interests of others, stressing that Ethiopia’s prosperity means prosperity for the entire region.
US enters mediation
In this context, US President Donald Trump announced his readiness to resume mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile waters, stressing that the goal is to reach a responsible final agreement to share the waters.
President Trump’s statement came after a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at Davos, where he emphasized the importance of resolving the dispute over the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which has caused tensions between Egypt and Sudan, two downstream countries, due to its impact on their historic share of the Nile River Basin.
A call for peace and coexistence
Abiy Ahmed concluded his message by saying that Ethiopia remains “a vanguard of coexistence and an outstretched hand of peace,” stressing that the Greater Nile must be a platform for cooperation and common development, not a site of political conflict and harm to neighboring countries.
