Abstract
The concept of “African Solutions for African Problems—ASAP” is promoting as a viable option to address the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute. Previous studies focused on the broader Nile River issue. However, the dynamics of African-led mechanisms haven’t received proper scholarly attention. Thus using secondary data, this research will figure out how the concept of ASAP can be applied and the enduring challenges. The major findings are the earlier legal frameworks mainly (the contentious 1929 and 1959 treaties) about the utilization of the Nile River, nationalistic interests and alliance formation and extra-regional powers intervention in the GERD dispute. The concept can be applied through enhancing the AU-led negotiations and in long run through strengthening the sub-regional mechanisms such as the NBI and commonly accepted frameworks.
Highlights
In a recent period, transboundary water resources became the major source of tension among states
This article is organized into four parts: the first section will assess the conceptual development of African solutions for African problems (ASAP); the second section will figure out the problem in context and explain the nature of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute on the Nile River Basin; the third section will assess the major problems of applying the concept of ASAP and the fourth section will present how the concept can be applied in resolving the GERD dispute as follows
Among the countries in the Nile Basin, Egypt and Sudan are heavily dependent on the river. 96% of Egyptians renewable water resources and 85% of Sudanese are dependent on the flow of the Nile River
Summary
Transboundary water resources became the major source of tension among states. Desertification, searching for better farmlands and settlement areas became a source of contention These conflicts caused a large number of forced migration and internal displacement (Abadir, 2011). Egypt has used its diplomatic potential and the pre-existing agreements (1929 and 1959), successfully can hinder the construction of megaprojects on the Nile River Due to this Ethiopia couldn’t able to construct major projects since the launching of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011 (John, 2020; Treszkai, 2018). Though there is an increasing piece of literature in the area of the Nile River dispute, the potential impacts of African-led mechanisms in resolving the ongoing tensions are not properly studied. This article is organized into four parts: the first section will assess the conceptual development of ASAP; the second section will figure out the problem in context and explain the nature of the GERD dispute on the Nile River Basin; the third section will assess the major problems of applying the concept of ASAP and the fourth section will present how the concept can be applied in resolving the GERD dispute as follows
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