Ethiopia: False Claims, Real Stakes – Why Ethiopia Should Refute Trump’s Recent Remarks About GERD

Addis Abeba — In a recent and provocative statement, U.S. President Donald Trump falsely claimed that “America funded the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)” and that the dam “has cut off water from the Nile River” and “reduced Egypt’s water supply.” In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “…..I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for keeping peace between Egypt and Ethiopia (a massive Ethiopian-built dam, stupidly financed by the United States of America, substantially reduces the water flowing…