Egypt’s concern on the Nile is shared by Somalis in Ogaden

[Deeq A.]

By Ahmed Abdi

The so-called Ethiopian Dam remains a big threat to Egypt’s water supply on which nearly all Egypt’s agriculture depends. But Somalis in Ogaden even suffer more than Egyptian do.

The Ethiopian established puppet administration in Ogaden introduced a new policy towards the Somali people in occupied-Ogaden.

The Ogadeni renegade Abdi Mohamoud Omar (Abdi Ilay) and the associated Ethiopian Army generals stationing in the provinces of Harar and Qorahay of the Occupied Ogaden region are extorting the local people in the name of the investment on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project.

In Jigjiga, the current Capital of the Ogaden administration, many families believed to have small businesses are ordered to pay around 500,000 ETB (18,142.24USD), although the people in the occupied Ogaden territory are suffering due to the recurrent droughts and could not afford to pay such a large sum of money.

The Tigrean Generals who often receive bribes from the Ogaden renegade Abdi Ilay regard this extortion a new opportunity of a key source of revenue.

Egypt is dealing with the terrorists in Sinai while establishing itself the Horn of Africa including Eritrea and South Sudan as well as Somali Peninsula, where the void of its influence availed by Abyssinian highlanders, mainly the incestuous  Amhara and Tigray.

According to Arthur Rimbaud’s essay, which dates back to 19th century, Egypt and Somalis in Ogaden have been natural allies for centuries and Ogaden leadership received weapons and other gifts from Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha (1780–1859).

“His father [Omar Hussein] came to Harar during the days of Rauf Pasha, who gave gifts of weapons and clothing to him.  As for Omar Hussein, he has never left his tribes, where he is renowned as a warrior and is content with respecting the authority of Egypt from afar.”

“Moreover, the Egyptians seem to regard the Ogadenis, as well as the Somalis and Danakils, as their subjects, or rather, their natural allies as Muslims, who would never entertain the thought of invading their territories.”