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    US suspends some aid to Ethiopia over dam dispute with Egypt

    US suspends some aid to Ethiopia over dam dispute with Egypt




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    ,Associated Press

    September 2, 2020










    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The State Department says that on the guidance of President Donald Trump the U.S. is suspending some aid to Ethiopia over the “lack of progress” in the country’s talks with Egypt and Sudan over a massive, disputed dam project it is completing on the Nile River.

    A State Department spokesperson tells The Associated Press the decision to “temporarily pause” some aid to a key regional security ally “reflects our concern about Ethiopia’s unilateral decision to begin to fill the dam before an agreement and all necessary dam safety measures were in place.”

    It is not clear how many millions of dollars in aid are being affected, or for how long. The decision was taken by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “based on guidance from the president,” the spokesperson said.

    Ethiopia this week said it was asking the U.S. for clarification after a media report said Pompeo had approved cutting up to $130 million in aid because of the dam dispute. The report by Foreign Policy last week set off an uproar among some in Ethiopia, which sees the dam as a source of national pride.

    Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam has caused severe tensions with Egypt, which has called it an existential threat and worries that it will reduce the country’s share of Nile waters.

    Ethiopia says the $4.6 billion dam will be an engine of development that will pull millions of people out of poverty. Sudan, in the middle, worries about the effects on its own dams though it stands to benefit from access to cheap electricity.

    Years of talks among the countries have failed to come to an agreement. Key remaining issues include how to handle releases of water from the dam during multi-year droughts and how to resolve future disputes.

    The State Department spokesperson says aid will continue for Ethiopia’s response to COVID-19 and HIV and “certain humanitarian assistance to aid those affected by conflict, drought, displacement, and other humanitarian challenges.”


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    The only "aid" we should send is birth control to get them out of poverty! Give those raping men vasectomies!

    Not one more dime of OUR money out of OUR paychecks for any more foreign aid. We are not going to work every day to GIVE our money to the entire planet!

    We have thousands homeless, we have thousands displaced due to fires, floods, tornados, hurricanes.

    We have millions OUT OF WORK!

    Give us OUR tax dollars back you swamp rats. We are not the ATM machine or dumping ground for the worlds people any more!
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