10/09/2025
BREAKING NEWS
EGYPT TAKES NILE DAM DISPUTE TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL AMID ETHIOPIAN DAM INAUGURATION
CAIRO, EGYPT — In a major escalation of the long-standing dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Egypt has formally addressed a letter to the United Nations Security Council. The move comes in direct response to Ethiopia's recent inauguration of the controversial dam, a unilateral action that Cairo describes as a "violation of international law."
Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdel Aati, representing the Arab Republic of Egypt, sent the letter today, September 9, 2025, to the President of the UN Security Council. The communication details Egypt's firm position against Ethiopia's actions, which it argues provide a "false veneer of acceptance and legitimacy" to a project that has been carried out without a binding agreement with downstream nations.
The letter asserts that the dam remains a "unilateral measure" and that Egypt refuses to accept any consequences that undermine the "existential interests" of the peoples of Egypt and Sudan. While acknowledging that Egypt has "exercised the utmost restraint and chosen to resort to diplomacy and international organizations," the statement accuses Addis Ababa of adopting "intransigent positions" and seeking to "impose a fait accompli."
In a strong warning, the press release states, "Any misconceptions that Cairo might turn a blind eye to its existential interests in the Nile River are pure illusions." It concludes by affirming Egypt's commitment to international law and its right to take "all measures guaranteed by international law and the UN Charter to defend the existential interests of its people."
The Nile River is the primary water source for over 100 million Egyptians, and the GERD has been a source of significant regional tension for more than a decade. Today's appeal to the Security Council marks a new and critical phase in the dispute, raising concerns about potential instability in the Eastern Nile Basin.
