RE: President Trump’s letter dated 1/16/2026
Reading between the lines of President Trump’s letter regarding the #GERD and the #Nile water issue involving #Ethiopia and #Egypt, one can see that the CAPITALIZED terms I have below pulled from the letter are not incidental.
They reflect language drawn directly from past negotiations and long-standing discussions among the countries which did not go anywhere because of the extreme position #Egypt took.
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References:
[1] The Elephant in The Room: What is behind the stalled GERD Negotiation and how should it move forward? https://t.co/ACaxppOgPb
[2] The 1959 Agreement “for the full utilization of the Nile waters”: The crux of the problem in the Nile Basin water use
https://t.co/ntRzhqDDyn
[3] Agreement (with annexes) for the full utilization of the Nile waters. https://t.co/A5DUvvTYbs
[4] Egypt stands to lose 72 percent of farmland over dam.
https://t.co/1TR2pbqJvP
[5] Egypt expansion of irrigation before and after GERD filling: https://t.co/AlVGTq1e29
[6] Colorado basin drought contingency plan: https://t.co/LP0XQmZqJR
[7] The Cooperative Framework Agreement https://t.co/11GP9XEsfl
[8] Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses. https://t.co/51eqSoO2b9
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@AbiyAhmedAli Merry Christmas from #Bishoftu! 🎄
The transformation of Lake Hora is a masterclass in urban renewal. By turning an abandoned resource into an inclusive public good, You’ve set a new standard for city development, well-done to you sir!
@ShimelisAbdisa Bishoftu - Ada'a ... Wishing a good life and good governance to the humble and hardworking people of my hometown!
Photo taken by myself!
The United Nations’ first Sustainable Development Goal is to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere” by 2030. The world is still very far away from this goal.
The data from the World Bank shows that in 1990, 55% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa and 65% in East Asia and the Pacific lived in these conditions — broadly similar figures. But the most recent figures were 37% in Sub-Saharan Africa and 1% in East Asia and the Pacific.
The United Nations focuses on “extreme poverty” in its Sustainable Development Goals agenda. They define this as living with less than $2.15 per day. This figure represents what $2.15 could buy you in the United States in 2017 prices; it is adjusted for inflation and cost of living differences between countries.
(This Data Insight was written by @parriagadap)