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Ethiopia said it has begun its next phase of filling a controversial mega-dam on the Nile River according to Egyptian authorities. This has risen tensions ahead of an upcoming UN Security Council on the issue.
Egypt said the move is ‘’a violation of international laws and norms that regulate projects built on the shared basins of international rivers’’. The country also expressed its ‘’firm rejection of this unilateral measure,’’ its irrigation ministry said in a statement late Monday.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is set to be the largest of all hydroelectric dams on the entire African continent upon completion.
It is the source of an almost decade-long diplomatic stand-off between Addis Ababa, and downstream nations Egypt and Sudan.
For Ethiopia, it says this project is very essential to the country’s development. However, Cairo and Khartoum fear it could restrict their citizens’ water access.
Both countries have been pushing Addis Ababa to ink a binding deal over the filling and operation of the dam.
They have also been urging the UN Security Council to take on the matter in the most recent weeks.
The request for Thursday’s meeting came from Tunisia on behalf of Egypt and Sudan according to a diplomatic source.
The French ambassador to the UN, however, said there is very little that the council can do apart from bringing the sides together.
In a note to the UN, Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry said the negotiations are at an impasse. He accused Ethiopia of adopting ‘’a policy of intransigence that undermined their collective endeavors to reach an agreement.’’
Addis Ababa had however previously announced it would proceed to phase 2 in July with or without a deal.
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![[dropcap]A[/dropcap] section of women in Bugongo parish and Nawangaiza parish in Nawandala Sub County, Iganga District have decried the near-impossible terms set for them to access GROW funds. They have now petitioned their woman member of parliament for Iganga Hon. Kauma Sauda Alibaawo to ask the government for revised terms and conditions. This is to enable them to benefit from the program. The disgruntled women accuse the implementers of the program of charging the money. They are also asking for their land titles and land agreements. They said that such properties are governed by their husbands. These, therefore want the government through their woman MP to intervene and revise the requirements for one to benefit. The women were on Wednesday at Namabwere primary school in Nawandala Sub County. They had gathered in their respective groups to receive over 300 chickens from Hon Alibaawo in her campaign to improve the livelihood of women in Iganga district. Each group was given 50 chicken as start-up capital in their journey to prosperity. Read what some leaders said; Ms Naigambi Lydia from Nawandala Trading Centre says, “They solicited money from us through opening bank accounts and depositing Shs80,000. They also asked for land titles and land agreements from us yet we don’t have such things. I was informed that I needed to have a business with a capital of Shs4m yet my capital was very small.” The chairperson Kisoboka Saving Group in Nawandala Ms. Nakagolo Faith said they were not able to join the program. This is given the many conditions attached. She also asked their woman MP to raise their concerns to the relevant offices. The MP condemned the mode of implementation of the program. She cited that it has turned to benefit the well-off class of women other than the intended group. She further asked the government to intervene saying the current strings attached to the programme are very tight to accommodate a common woman. GROW project is a Government of Uganda initiative that arose out of the need to respond to the needs of women entrepreneurs. This is especially those who want to grow their businesses, sustain their self-employment and create more jobs. Check Also; Iganga District NRM Leaders Urge Museveni To Fulfill Election Promises Of 2021 International Women's Day: Celebrating Progress Towards Equality](https://i0.wp.com/newslexpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Iganga-women-decry-tough-terms-to-access-GROW-funds-e1731738339732.jpg?resize=300%2C160&ssl=1)
