“Such restrictions are common in the international arena to ensure a country’s security,” the director-general said. In an interview with the state-run Ethiopian News Agency, Ethiopian Air Force Commander Brigadier-General Yilma Merdasa, said the country’s air force is fully prepared to prevent any enemy attacks targeting the Nile dam. The air force is armed with fighter and patrol jets that can stay on air for more than four hours to defend any enemy actions, he said. Khartoum and Cairo fear that Ethiopia’s $4.8 billion mega dam project will eventually diminish their water share from the River Nile. Addis Ababa, however, argues that its dam project, which will be Africa’s largest, won’t have any significant harm on the two countries.

Source: Ethiopian News October 06, 2020 13:52 UTC