Tuesday, 1 June, 2021 - 10:30 File photo of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. (AP) Cairo - Mohammed Abdo Hassanein Ethiopia has defied the international pressure on it due to the dispute with Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Addis Ababa plans to build more than 100 small and medium dams in various areas across the country in the upcoming fiscal year. “This is the only way to resist any forces opposed to Ethiopia,” Ahmed stressed. He made his remarks during the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of the first phase of the Adama-Awash 60-kilometer-long highway project, which aims to enhance social and economic integration with Djibouti and the nearby areas of Adama.