Why This Circle Could Spark Africa’s Biggest War

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[AMrMonkakamika]

As an Ethiopian that’s aware of current politics around the dam, this is by far the most underrated, unbiased, uncomplicated reporting of the issue. Thank you RLL! Also will like to add that Ethiopia is not planning to fill during drought years. we’re not inconsiderate. However it is our right to live, build, prosper over the Nile, and thus will make sure this dam reaches its full operational stage while mitigating all issues Egypt faces regarding water security.

[ITSBIG]

the thing is if Egypt blows up the dam, about 74 billion cubic meters of water would flood Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, and severely damage the surrounding areas.

[taerasisay]

Here is the latest update after the video: Five months after this video was released, Ethiopia announced that it had completed the fourth and final filling of the dam without causing any harm to Egypt. This contradicts Egypt's claim that it should take 11 to 20 years to fill the dam, exposing the Egyptian government's falsification of the research for political gain over Ethiopia rather than water security. For Ethiopians, however, the dam is a vital project that will improve the lives of tens of millions of people.

[mahmoudbassiouny]

Fun fact, in autumn/winter of 2019/2020, Egypt recieved more than 3-4 times the annual rainfall, causing flash floods that may have helped in water supply, but also caused multiple deaths.

Monitoring possible wet/dry periods could help resolve this issue, whereas more filling in the wet years and less in drier years.

[Ahmed.S.Ibrahim]

As an Egyptian, I am fully for the development of the world. I hope that both Egypt and Ethiopia can find a mutually beneficial resolution without hindering the development of either of the countries growth.

[lesussie]

Water conflicts are becoming increasingly common. Similar cases are happening between Turkey and Iraq with dams along the Tigris and Euphrates as well as in South & Southeast Asia where China's dams in Tibet are threatening major rivers like the Indus, Brahmaputra, Ganges & Mekong

[mahdiyusuf]

Ethiopia has every right to build dam and improve our people economy.

[incremental_failure]

You have the best geopolitical analysis channel on Youtube. Not only is it well researched but your presentation is also extremely concise and there's no repetition.

[Hod]

As a Sudanese I want to add one thing. Since the filling of dam has already begun the Sudanese government will never cooperate with Egypt to strike the dam, because billions of cubic metres of water will flow through the Nile. Sudan dams are incapable of handling the massive amount of water at once, thus all the city along the nile are threatened with drowning. However, the only option for Sudan is to negotiate an agreement with Ethiopia and Egypt. In fact since 2020 Sudan has more concerns about the dam's safety than its filling.

[flintashwood]

As an ethiopian i hope that we could solve this issue peacefully, much love to my egyptian brothers and sisters ❤

[StainlessSteelPolish]

@RealLifeLore
I just want to say I love your channel. All of your content is gripping.

[aequitas]

Something I haven’t seen mentioned is that Egypt holds an ace in its sleeve regarding sanctions. They can absolutely shut the suez to any country that participated in sanctions.

[alexmartin]

Very unfortunate but I find it fascinating when there's no "real" evil side in a conflict. Just two sides that want to do what would benefit them the most.

[samuelkibret]

the European union once floated the idea of filling the dam in 15 years and Egypt would pay Ethiopia for delaying the filling. but with the economic situation in Egypt that ship has long sailed into the abyss.

[srgantmoomooo]

okay, that was the most convincing nebula ad you've pitched yet. ill think about it now, thank you

[keithk.]

I am amazed that someone is willing to objectively present an unbiased view of this highly volatile situation. I was starting to believe that it was no longer possible. Thank you for this insightful presentation. It is greatly appreciated.

[henokhenke]

Once again an issue that I had no clue about being well researched and presented. Thank you so much for your work, I enjoy these videos alot! Also thanks to the natives commenting in all the videos who point out things that might be wrong, always fun to see all the sides of the issue and try to learn what's percieved as "correct" :)

[heysiri]

It's absolutely crazy that I've never once heard of the Tigray war, a conflict that killed perhaps x20 as many in the war in Ukraine. They're both horrific tragedies but it's just crazy that one of them never gets mentioned.

[ramzcoldlampin]

This is so much better than watching the news in the states. I have only heard a little bit about this, and definitely not from both perspectives. Thank you for sharing all of this information.

[romanhumsci-wjov]

Thank you for these materials! A lot of important facts and events, worth thinking of, I've discovered in your videos.