This claim is misleading. Yes, over 90% of the Tekeze–Setit river catchment lies in Ethiopia, but that does NOT mean two-thirds of Eritrea's drinking water comes from Ethiopia. These are completely different measurements. FAO identifies the Setit as Eritrea's only perennial river, while groundwater is a major source of the country's water supply. Eritrea also has five major drainage basins, not just the Setit. The post provides no credible data proving its two-thirds drinking-water claim. Owning the upper part of a river basin does not mean supplying two-thirds of another country's drinking water. Geography is fact; political exaggeration is not. Stop confusing catchment percentages with actual water consumption.
You idiot this claim is misleading. Yes, over 90% of the Tekeze–Setit river catchment lies in Ethiopia, but that does NOT mean two-thirds of Eritrea's drinking water comes from Ethiopia. These are completely different measurements. FAO identifies the Setit as Eritrea's only perennial river, while groundwater is a major source of the country's water supply. Eritrea also has five major drainage basins, not just the Setit. Your post provides no credible data proving its two-thirds drinking-water claim. Owning the upper part of a river basin does not mean supplying two-thirds of another country's drinking water. Geography is fact; political exaggeration is not. Stop confusing catchment percentages with actual water consumption for cheap political agenda and propaganda.
@DanielsonKassa1 Why haven't they reached Assab yet—are they travelling in millimetres instead of kilometres, or is Google Maps still negotiating their arrival with international borders? 😂
“Ladies and gentlemen, this is hilarious! 😂 🤣😂😅 Even the Obama AI voice is apparently campaigning for Ethiopia now! Port Assab belongs to Ethiopia, and Prime Minister Abiy is a strong leader. 🤣😂😅Very strong! So strong that apparently international borders are just suggestions! Who needs diplomacy, respect for sovereignty, or international law when you have ambition? 😂🤣😂😅 But seriously, being landlocked does not mean your neighbour’s coastline becomes yours. Strong leadership means respecting borders, not rewriting them. Thank you, Obama AI!”
Calling Ethiopia’s claim to Assab a matter of “returning it to its rightful owner” is itself delusional. Assab is internationally recognised as sovereign Eritrean territory, and no amount of political rhetoric can erase that reality. Mutual respect, regional harmony and good neighbourly relations cannot be built by questioning another country’s borders or territorial integrity. Ethiopia’s landlocked status is a geographical and political reality, not a legal justification for claiming Eritrean territory. If access to Assab is genuinely desired, negotiate trade, transit and port agreements respectfully. Cooperation is welcome; expansionism disguised as economic integration is not.
You sound like an idiot and brainwashed; my thinking is not outdated. Your grandparents’ expansionist mindset, disregarding countries’ sovereignty and territorial integrity, is outdated and resurfacing in what you call “Oromiania” ideology. Economic integration, cooperation, innovation and development should never compromise sovereignty or territorial integrity. Ethiopia became permanently landlocked, as it was the case before before 1952, when Eritrea gained independence in 1993, but a Transit and Port Services Agreement allowed Ethiopian goods to use Assab and Massawa as transit ports. Using Assab legally and respectfully is not the same as claiming access to the sea or demanding naval bases. Do not hide expansionist intentions behind fancy economic words.
This claim ignores the documented historical record. Eritrea's independence was not a secret territorial division negotiated solely between the TPLF and EPLF. Following the July 1991 Conference on Peace and Democracy in Ethiopia, the Transitional Government of Ethiopia formally recognized the Eritrean people's right to determine their political future through a referendum. In December 1991, Meles Zenawi confirmed this commitment to the United Nations. Both transitional governments agreed to respect the outcome. The UN established UNOVER to verify the process, and Ethiopia participated in observing it. Eritrea's independence was therefore internationally monitored and recognized, not simply imposed.
Historical facts matter. Assab is historically part of Eritrea, not an Ethiopian territorial possession. The Italian acquisition of Assab in 1869 marked the beginning of Italy’s colonial presence in the region, and Assab became part of the territory that developed into Italian Eritrea. Furthermore, Eritrea’s independence was not simply a unilateral declaration. On 16 December 1992, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 47/114, establishing the United Nations Observer Mission to Verify the Referendum (UNOVER). From 23–25 April 1993, UN observers monitored the referendum, in which 99.8% of participating voters supported independence. These are documented historical facts.