Trump Courts Nobel Prize Through GERD Issue - Egypt Independent

Ethiopians Are Irked by Trump’s Comment on $5 Billion Dam

Long-standing tensions between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have intensified following controversial remarks by former U.S. President Donald Trump, which many Ethiopians have condemned as biased and inflammatory. During a meeting with NATO officials in Washington, Trump appeared to side with Egypt in the ongoing dispute over the $5 billion … The post Why Ethiopians Are Irked by Trump’s Comment on $5 Billion …

Trump courts Nobel Prize through GERD issue - Egypt Independent

Professor of Geology and Water Resources at Cairo University, Abbas Sharaky commented on US President Donald Trump’s statements regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in a post on his Facebook account titled “President Trump Flirts with Nobel Prizes Through GERD.” Sharaky noted that Trump has brought up the GERD dispute for the second time in three weeks since assuming his second term. Trump tweeted on June 21, denouncing the matte…

Trump’s Latest Remarks About GERD Raise Questions About His Understanding Of This Dispute

Siding with Egypt signals support for its next proxy war on Ethiopia that could destabilize key US allies. Trump scandalously predicted during his first term that Egypt might bomb the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) so it wasn’t surprising that he brought those two’s dispute several time this year so far. The first was during his call with Sisi in February, he then posted on social media about it twice over the summer, and he finally ment…