by Robele Ababya, 23 November 2012
The Nile water is the sole lifeline for Egypt to which the Blue Nile River contributes 85%. The Blue Nile River is a vital indispensable resource of Ethiopia for irrigation farming in view of her increasing population, source of hydraulic power, and a deterrent weapon of last resort for self-defense. The two countries are naturally bound by the Blue Nile on which they are dependent for survival. This is a top priority agenda like no others for both Ethiopia and Egypt to take extreme care in order to stop radicals on both sides bent on souring relations.

The writing of this piece is prompted by the uncertainty in the fate of multi-party democracy in Egypt and the intransigence of the TPLF-controlled EPRDF government to make an all-inclusive change