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The Ethiopian Pharaoh, the shameless Melese Zenawie announced publically he will continue to pursue the building of the death dam<\/span> on the river Omo and on the \u00a0source of the Blue Nile. He called the people riparians\u00a0as Butterflies to be eliminated. This is his official defiant declaration even after the African Development Bank and the European Bank blocked his megalomaniac dreams of water power financing at the expense of the people of Egypt, Southern Ethiopia and Kenya. His Dam on omo river will obliged the\u00a0Kenyans\u00a0to use the rest of the rivers that otherwise would have \u00a0streamed\u00a0\u00a0 to Egypt in their land, \u00a0since Lake Turkana \u00a0soon will dry immidately after the finishing of the Gebe III.<\/p>\n

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Dictator’s \u00a0raged victory of the election of 23 May 2010, with dumped result of over 99% of the vote was a mock to all \u00a0democracy loving nations. He publically insulted the US dam and that of the Survival international in the video here in Amharic below. He staged a demonstration in Washington DC to force the US government to change position against Egypt and support his megalomaniac damming projects over the Nile head waters. Melese the Sick Man of the Horn of Africa does not care for any environment destruction of the Ethiopian water basin. Melese to our surprise and that of the whole world was elected to represent the African continent on the international meetings where he produced a shameful result.<\/p>\n

Melese Zenewie the Genocidal- Megalomaniac-Raciest-Mad Man<\/span> must be halted before he\u00a0destroys\u00a0the region by war and unprecedented conflict \u00a0through environmental\u00a0cataclysm. This could be done by\u00a0collective\u00a0intervention supported by the UN. The UN Security Council must consider this sick man in power \u00a0\u00a0seriously\u00a0than any eventual atomic treat in any part of the world. Since he actively produces destruction by proxy\u00a0terrorism\u00a0in Somalia, \u00a0\u00a0damming in most radical and expedient manor, by\u00a0financing\u00a0his way to power through famine and keep perpetuating the death of millions through endemic hunger.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n


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PM Meles – Whether You Like It Or Not Ethiopia will build Gibe III!<\/a><\/p>\n

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European Investment Bank abandons Ethiopia mega dam5\u00a0August 2010<\/h1>\n

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced it is no longer considering funding Africa\u2019s tallest dam, in Ethiopia. The hydroelectric dam,\u00a0called Gibe\u00a0III<\/a>, has drawn international criticism because of the devastating effect it is likely to have on the food security of at least eight Ethiopian tribes.<\/p>\n

In a statement<\/a>, the\u00a0EIB\u00a0claims to have withdrawn from Gibe\u00a0III\u00a0because the Ethiopian government has found alternative funding sources for the dam. However the\u00a0ICBC, the state-owned Chinese bank recently discussed as a potential funder, recently made it clear that the deal is not yet settled and far from guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Before stepping back from Gibe\u00a0III, the\u00a0EIB\u00a0completed a review of existing environment and social impact studies for the dam. The review confirms concerns from Survival and others that the lives of the tribes living in the Lower Omo Valley, downstream of Gibe\u00a0III, will be fundamentally altered and their food security threatened if the dam is complete. The study also acknowledges that these tribes have not been adequately consulted.<\/p>\n

The Lower Omo River in south west Ethiopia is home to eight different tribes whose population is about 200,000. They have\u00a0lived there for centuries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However the future of these tribes lies in the balance. A\u00a0massive hydro-electric dam, Gibe\u00a0III<\/a>, is under construction on the Omo. When completed it will destroy a fragile environment and the livelihoods of the tribes, which are closely linked to the river and its annual flood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Salini Costruttori, an Italian company, started construction work on the Gibe\u00a0III\u00a0dam at the end of 2006, and has already built a third of it.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s largest bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), has agreed to fund part of the construction of the dam. The Ethiopian government has also asked the African Development Bank and the Italian government to fund Gibe\u00a0III, and they are expected to make a decision soon.<\/p>\n

Survival and various regional and international organisations believe that the Gibe\u00a0IIIDam will have catastrophic consequences for the tribes of the Omo River, who already live close to the margins of life in this dry and challenging area.<\/p>\n

We are calling on the African Development Bank and other potential funders not to support this project until a complete and independent social and environmental impact study is carried out and\u00a0the tribal peoples have been fully consulted<\/a> and given their free informed and prior consent.<\/p>\n

Related Articles<\/h1>\n

A Must\u00a0Gibe\u00a0III, the biggest hydro-electric dam<\/a><\/p>\n

European Investment Bank abandons Ethiopia mega dam<\/a>
\n5\u00a0AUGUST\u00a02010<\/p>\n

Web campaign against\u00a0Ethiopia<\/em> Gibe\u00a0III dam<\/em> \u00ab Afrika Speaks\u00a0…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Download a letter from Survival to the <\/strong>African Development Bank\u2019s<\/em><\/strong>executive directors (PDF)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n


\n\"\"<\/a> Read\u00a0NGO\u00a0International Rivers\u2019<\/em> request for investigation of Gibe 3 dam to the Compliance Review Mechanism Unit of the African Development Bank \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Download\u00a0International Rivers<\/em> Factsheet (PDF)<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong> <\/strong>Protest targets Italian government over Ethiopian dam disaster<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Act now to help the Omo Valley tribes<\/h2>\n