Daily Ethiopia

In the past few days, Egyptian media has been flooded with fiery rhetoric some of which gives the impression that war between Egypt and Ethiopia is inevitable because of the recent news about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the release of the final report of the International Panel of Experts, set up to study the impact of the Dam and its benefits as well as the harm, if any, on the two downstream countries, Sudan and Egypt.

The Government has long been aware of the importance of the knowledge, experience, skills, and financial resources of Ethiopians in the Diaspora as a vital contribution to national growth. Indeed, the potential role of the Ethiopian Diaspora in development efforts has been given unprecedented recognition by the government in recent years. And to activate maximum use of Diaspora resources the Government has been aware that the relationship must be institutionalized.

A spokesman for Ethiopia's prime minister is downplaying suggestions by Egyptian politicians that Egypt should sabotage Ethiopia's new Nile River dam.

The Ministry of Water and Energy disclosed on Saturday that the International Panel of Experts which has been investigating the efficacy of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam presented its final report to the governments of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt.

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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam project, which is now 21% complete, took another milestone last Tuesday with the diversion of the natural course of the Blue Nile. The news was met with a lot of media hype in Cairo where many people genuinely believe the Nile waters should be reserved for their use and Ethiopia has little need for it. Thus many see the dam project as an assault on their lives and/or part of some sort of conspiracy.

Canada has taken steps to expel (declare persona non grata) Mr. Semere Ghebremariam O. Micael, consul and head of the Eritrean Consulate General in Toronto, effective immediately. Mr. O. Micael must leave Canada no later than noon Eastern time on June 5, 2013.

Shashemene – Jhpiego Ethiopia in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), regional health bureaus and the Ethiopian Midwives Association (EMA) with funding from UNICEF will officially inaugurate the second fully-equipped basic emergency obstetric and newborn care (BEmONC) training site in Ethiopia on May 30, 2013 at Shashemene Hospital in Oromia region.

The diversion of the course of Abay (Nile) River was successfully undertaken on Tuesday to make way for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Ethiopia will on Tuesday begin diverting the course of the Blue Nile, one of the Nile River’s two major tributaries, as part of its project to build a new dam, Turkish news agency Anadolu reported.