ADDIS ABABA (KMU) – Kotebe Metropolitan University (KMU), one of the leading first generation higher institutions in Ethiopia, has presented Mohammed Al-Arusi a crystal award to recognize his contribution in promoting the rightfulness of Ethiopia, the source of more than 80 percent of the Nile water (through the Blue Nile) reaching Egypt, to construct the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and to benefit its people.
On the occasion along with a national forum with a theme “The Role of Scholars in Harnessing National Interest and Security” which was attended by over one hundred participants at Sheraton Addis Hotel, the president of KMU, Berhanemeskel Tena (PhD), spoke in appreciation of Mohammed Al-Arusi’s patriotism.
Mohammed Al-Arusi appears bold to expose the truth to the world that Ethiopia is the main source of the Nile River. According to Dr. Berhanemeskel, Mohammed campaigned over diverse international media outlets against colonialist manipulative agreements that stipulated to inhibit the country from using its own resource to escape deep-rooted poverty.
In one of the forum’s sessions on the same day, Samuel Tefera (PhD), policy advisor to the minister of the Federal Ministry of Peace, highlighted that Egypt employs discourse of “scarcity” on the purpose to remain the sole user of the Nile and to impede Ethiopia’s natural right to utilize its natural resources to address widespread poverty and improve the living standards of its people. In fact, Ethiopia craves to help its people who are yet to meet basic needs unlike the luxury Egypt has for years been enjoying from the Nile. It was mentioned that Mohammed Al-Arusi advocates a win-win strategy to use the Nile River among Ethiopia and downstream countries.
“Mohammed is one of millions out there in the diaspora who tirelessly and sleeplessly stand for the national interest of Ethiopia. We are thankful for them, too. We are sending our gratefulness to your efforts through Mohammed’s award,” said the president. The award was handed by Ato Abadula Gemeda, the former Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representatives and Board Chair of KMU.
Speaking on the stage, Mohammed Al-Arusi, an independent Saudi-born Ethiopian journalist and human rights activist, reflected that he believed Ethiopian nationals should preserve unity than emphasizing ethnic diversionist ideologies.
Source: KMU Communication Affairs