ሩህ ሚዲያ – Ruh Media

Egypt & Sudan deserve from Nile; Ethiopia deserves a fair share from Nile River too. Indeed, Nile is enough for all riparian countries.

However, false rhetoric from the side of Egypt on Nile River and Ethiopias GERD Dam is misinforming on how the world understands the matter.

Egypt Turning Nile River a Curse than a Blessing

Today, Egypt is mobilizing all its propaganda machines for subversions, whose destructive actions threaten not just the Nile Basin Countries, but also the interest of the world at large.

Most of all, Egypt's longstanding zeal for a monopolized use of Nile water is always an existential threat to Ethiopia.

As a matter of fact, Egypt‘s actions is turning Nile River rather a curse than a blessing against all Nile Basin Countries. This is despite the fact that there is a wider room for Nile to be source of collective benefit & wellbeing.

Ethiopia`s call is always for a Nile water to remain a blessing for all countries on the stream.

An important element of the fabric of Ethiopian state is that the strength of country emanates not from its mighty in terms of material abundance or military arsenals, but within the foundation of the state itself. In terms of international relations, the strength of Ethiopia is a deep-rooted morale and spiritual foundation of the state against oppression and injustices not just in its borders, but also beyond.

A glance into world history tells that Ethiopians are well endowed with morale and spirit to fight injustices not just for their own causes, but also for the causes of oppressed all.

Traditionally, Ethiopia is considered symbol of freedom in its historic resistance and triumph against racist motivated oppressions of the blacks. Ethiopians were perhaps the only black people who were up the front in the fight against colonial interests of European powers.

Even in the major global injustices in the post-colonial era, the role of Ethiopia to just global order has been remarkable. Worth mentioning in this regard are belligerent moves of Ethiopia to remove white supremacist rules in South Africa (Apartheid rule) and Zimbabwe (the Rhodesian rules).

In all their fronts of fight, Ethiopians were all in triumph not because they overpowered their enemies in terms of military arsenals, but because they always make sure they have great causes worth fighting before taking them into wars.

Today, when Ethiopia is facing injustices worth fighting to defend their sovereign right of developing & use of its natural resources.

My Message to Egypt

History is a testimony that Ethiopians and regimes that ruled Ethiopia for having sense of respect and brotherhood for Egyptian brothers and the Arab world in general. That is not in just a mere rhetoric or hearsays, but with solid actions from Ethiopians and their governments in the past and present.

Ethiopia has a glorifying history in Islam for it has opened its land and kept companions of Prophet Mohammed (the Sahabah). Ethiopia was shelter for Muslims in those days when they were taken fugitive by the then Bedouin Arabs for the sake of their religion.

A fair fetch from history tells Ethiopia has kept on its good record for global justice, and that is apparent in its role to resolve the age old problem in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine too. In the Middle Eastern great fallout – for which Egypt has a stake in it – Ethiopia has never shied away from lending its support for a sovereign Palestine state.

History is a good reminder that various armed forces and countries attempted to invade Ethiopia committed the same mistake, which is being naïve to paralleling the poor material state of Ethiopians with their immeasurable moral sense and determination to their freedom & sovereignty of their country.

I hope the current rulers of Egypt and its political elites would not commit same mistake. My message to Egypt is to learn about Ethiopia and its people!

Another reminder to Egypt is that deal on GERD Dam is unachievable while insisting on colonial treaties to hold today. Egypt has to know that its move in this regard is an infliction not just against GERD Dam, but also stretches further annoying the history of Ethiopia.

For Ethiopia, to sign on the 1929 agreement on Nile water use amounts to reverse its colorful history (of being a country never colonized). It amounts putting on colonialism at will, while our fathers and forefathers died in defense of their land from colonial interests.
Egypt has to know Ethiopians cannot do it, having historic responsibility to preserve the good record of Ethiopian history for freedom & sovereignty.

My message to Egypt is to learn about Ethiopia and its people!

My Message to Fellow Ethiopians

Today, Ethiopia is facing injustices over its sovereign rights of use from the Nile water.

As Egypt is influencing the world for bad, my message for all Ethiopians is to stand united and defend their flagship project, the GERD Dam. Ethiopians have to optimize all available means and tools in their capacities and voice out their concern in this regard.

My Message to the World

The world has to understand that Ethiopia’s stand over GERD Dam is a matter of survival or extinction. As we remember from the woes of the two world wars of the 20th century, silence over global injustices cost humanity great losses.

The GERD controversy is a reminder of yet for another global injustice emerging. This time, I believe the world is not naïve.

My message to the world is to show solidarity for a just and fair global order.