Fraol Abebe

Researcher, Engineer

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We Ethiopians also address this issue peacefully through understanding with our brotherly Eritreans.

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እሄን ካርታ ስያዩ የኤርትራ ህዝብ ራሱ የሚያፍር ይመስለኛል። የሀገር ካርታ ከምል የክፋት ሁሉ ጥግ፤ የተንኮል ምልክት ብል ይሻላል። ያዉም በደም፣ በታሪክ ከምመስላቸዉ ህዝብ ላይ! ይሄን የታርክ ጠባሳ ማከም የኛ ትዉልድ ሀላፍነት ነዉ።

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ህዝብ ለህዝብ ግንኙንት፤ ድፕሎማሲ ኢና የ እኮኖሚ ትስስር ደሞ ዋናኛ ቁልፍ ነዉ።
I would like to recall Eritrean scholars and diaspora for communication on our future togetherness, development, and economic integration.

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Therefore, I would like to suggest that all three countries identify their common enemy and work on it. If they allied based on a win/win approach, they would create a powerful region, politically and economically.

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Today’s three countries, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea, share many socioeconomic features in the Horn of Africa (HOA). These three countries were known as one country, "Ethiopia" before 1977.

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People of all these countries share many similar socioeconomic activities in the region. These countries (Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea) interest; future development can’t be achieved without one another.

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Untold Story: What Egypt Did at Jinja, and Why GERD Will Never Be Jinja

Picture Jinja in Uganda. Lake Victoria lies like a small sea. At the outlet sit two powerhouses, Nalubaale and Kiira. In the control room, one rule hangs on the wall: the Agreed Curve. Nalubaale, formerly Owen Falls, is the dam and power station at the lake’s outlet. Using the Agreed Curve, a resident Egyptian engineer told operators how much to release as a function of lake level so Egypt’s White Nile supply stayed steady. Mid-20th-century arrangements wrote that rule into practice, and Egyptian technical eyes sat in the room to enforce it.

What Egypt did at Jinja, in its own model
1. A resident Egyptian engineer and staff were stationed at Owen Falls to “observe the program of works” and verify that releases followed instructions issued by Cairo.
2. Outflows from Lake Victoria were guided by a treaty framework that began in 1954 and was revised in 1964.
3. After 2000, several studies recorded disputes over releases above the Agreed Curve.
That is oversight turning into control. A downstream-first rule put Cairo’s hand on Uganda’s valve. When dry years arrived, or generation needed water, any deviation drew blame.

Why that template fails on the Blue Nile
GERD is a high-head powerhouse with 13 units and 5,150 MW. It is not a low-head lake regulator that Cairo can micromanage. Its job is to route floods safely, deliver firm energy and steady dry-season releases, and keep Sudan’s Roseires and Sennar stable. The basin standard is equitable and reasonable use under the CFA principles. Egypt’s veto culture does not apply. Demanding a seat in Ethiopia’s control room is not coordination; it is control. It will not happen. Ethiopia will share data. Ethiopia will not hand over the valve.

What Cairo wants to copy at GERD
Seats in the room. A live say over daily releases. A downstream-first instruction dressed up as “binding rules.” A definition of “coordination” that really means permission. The power to say no when Ethiopia says yes.

Again, GERD is not Jinja
No foreign engineer will sign off Ethiopia’s daily releases. No curve drawn in Cairo will police Ethiopian turbines. Cooperation, yes. Transparency, yes. Safety, yes. Control, no. Binding on Cairo’s terms? No.

#Ethiopia #Egypt #Sudan #SouthSudan #Uganda #Kenya #Tanzania #Rwanda #Burundi #CFA
#NileBasin #BlueNile #WhiteNile #Abbay #Atbara #Jinja #Nalubaale #Kiira #SourceOfTheNile #EquitableUse #Hydropower

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Re GERD - my advice to Egypt. Drop the political drama and engage with Ethiopia professionally on technical issues. I know from experience that Ethiopia cannot be bullied and the more you push the more immovable they become. It’s time to accept today’s reality!

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The festival is a vibrant cultural event symbolizing gratitude, unity, and hope, attended by hundreds of thousands in #Oromia and the Oromo diaspora around the world. It is also known as a celebration of peace, good harvest, health, and community harmony.
#Irrecha, #OromoEthiopia

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Happy Irrecha Festival! 2018 Eth. C
Irrecha is a thanksgiving ceremony of the Oromo people, celebrated to express gratitude to ‘Waaqaa (God)’ for the blessings and mercies received during the past year.
#Irrecha for Unity, #Irrecha for Peace, #Irrecha for Harmony, #Hora Finfine

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During Irrecha, people gather at sacred lakes, rivers, or mountain tops to offer thanks by immersing green grass and flowers into the water and sprinkling themselves as symbols of fertility, peace, and prosperity.
#Irrecha for Unity, #Irrecha for Peace, #Irrecha for Harmony.