I condemn the Eritrean regimeโs official invasion of Ethiopia. I stand with my country and my government.
Let us stand together in solidarity with Ethiopia. ๐ช๐น
Change your profile picture to the Ethiopian flag and show your support and solidarity with our country. ๐ช๐น
One country. One people. One Ethiopia. ๐ช๐น
The funny part is that the GDP of a single city in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, is almost as large as the combined GDP of Sudan, Somalia & Eritrea.
Addis Ababa: $59.5B
Sudan ๐ธ๐ฉ + Somalia ๐ธ๐ด + Eritrea ๐ช๐ท: $63.7B
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Isaias Afwerkiโs dictatorship has devastated Eritrea. A country that once had the potential to become one of the most modern and prosperous nations in the region now faces deep economic and social hardship, with many communities struggling and opportunities severely limited.
Eritreans deserve freedom, dignity, peace, and the right to determine their own future. Eritrea belongs to its people not to one ruler who has held power for decades.
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ.
A fearless mother cat stands her ground against a deadly rattlesnake to protect her kitten. With courage and lightning-fast reflexes, she risks everything for her little one. A true reminder that a mother's love knows no fear.
GERD Coordination Office Responds to Trumpโs False Claim
Today, the GERD Coordination Office officially rejected claims made by U.S. President Donald Trump, whoโfor the third time in a monthโasserted that the United States financed the Renaissance Dam.
In his most recent remarks, Trump claimed that Ethiopia built the dam โwith U.S. money, largely,โ and accused Ethiopia of โblockingโ Nile water.
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Ethiopiaโs Response
At a press briefing today, the GERD Coordination Office reaffirmed that the dam is being built using Ethiopiaโs own national capacity. They made it clear:
โThe GERD is fully funded by the Ethiopian people and government. No external party, including the United States, has financed its construction.โ
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The Numbers That Matter
Let the facts speak:
1. GERD began in 2002 E.C. (2010 Gregorian), with no foreign funding.
2. In the past year alone, Ethiopians raised 1.7 billion birr.
3. Since its launch, the public has contributed over 23.6 billion birr.
4. Total construction to date is valued at more than 84.4 billion birr.
5. Citizens contributed over $450 million through bond sales and donations.
6. Wealthy Ethiopians added another $88 million.
7. The Ethiopian government directly invested over $5 billion USD from its national budget.
8. The only foreign loanโ$2.2 billion from Chinaโwas used ONLY for turbines and transmission infrastructure.
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Egyptโs Pressure, Not Support
Egypt has long worked to block Ethiopiaโs Nile development projects by pressuring global financial institutions. Thatโs why no Western lender supported GERD.
Ethiopia stood aloneโand built it alone.
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Trumpโs Claim: A Strategic Lie?
Trumpโs claim is not an innocent mistakeโitโs a strategic narrative.
By saying the U.S. funded GERD, Trump positions himself as a broker, acting as if he has the right to negotiate Ethiopiaโs water in favor of Egyptian interests, or in exchange for Gaza displacement deals.
But Ethiopia never authorized him.
And the Nile belongs to neither Trump nor Egypt.
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We Built It. We Own It. We Defend It.
No foreign president has a claim on GERD.
No propaganda can erase who built it.
And no pressure will stop Ethiopia from using its own river.
This dam is ours. Funded by us. Defended by us. For generations to come.
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