Comment Re:For Mozambique ... (Score 1) 592
(a) That's a single river (well, many rivers really, but certainly not all of the water in Ethiopia). Why hold back on the development of other rivers? For that matter why kowtow to a distant nation? Why not try to secure international backing for your claims (as International Law clearly states that riparian nations are required to share waters in a fair and equitable manner)? There are lots of other options,
(b) If it is Egypt (admittedly working through a dated treaty put in place by a European nation) that is forcing Ethiopia's hand, it is hardly the Empire building of European nations that is holding Ethiopia back.