The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected recent statements by senior Egyptian officials concerning the Nile River and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, describing the comments as “absolutely not acceptable.”

In a statement, the ministry said the remarks reflect “the Egyptian government’s inability to accept the realities of the 21st century.” It criticised Egypt for repeatedly invoking colonial-era agreements, noting that Addis Ababa “has no place to carry or accommodate the colonial legacy that Cairo is struggling to abandon.”

The ministry also dismissed references to Egypt’s so-called “historical rights,” saying the approach represents “a failure of thinking and leadership” and warned that the ongoing disputes “will never bring Ethiopia to its knees.”

Ethiopia further accused Egypt of attempting to destabilize the Horn of Africa, describing the country’s actions as “a regional destabilization campaign that is focused on Ethiopia but not limited to it,” aimed at creating “vulnerable, weak, and fragmented dependent states.”