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Sudan Warns Further Filling of Ethiopian Nile Dam Threatens National Security
February 8th, 2021
Via Terra Daily, a report on Sudan’s recent warnings over Ethiopia’s planned filling of its mega dam on the Blue Nile: Sudan warned Ethiopia Saturday against going ahead with the second phase of filling its mega dam on the Blue Nile, saying it would pose a “direct threat to Sudanese national security”. “If Ethiopia goes […]
Read more »Egypt, Sudan Accuse Ethiopia of Stalling Nile Dam Talks
February 2nd, 2021
Via Al Monitor, a report on how Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan continue to trade accusations on the failure of the Nile dam talks, in what some say is an attempt to draw the attention of the new US administration into the regional file: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has recently accused Ethiopia of obstructing negotiations to […]
Read more »Egypt’s Farmers On Front Line In Battle Against Water Scarcity
January 31st, 2021
Via The Financial Times, an article on how Egypt’s farmers are on front line in battle against water scarcity: Ali Mahmoud pointed with pride to the lines of black pipe laid over the dark earth of his field in the Belbeis region of Egypt’s Nile Delta. He was preparing to plant it with strawberries and is […]
Read more »New Parties Emerge To Try To Break Deadlock In Nile Dam Negotiations
January 31st, 2021
Via Al Monitor, an article on the new countries which are seeking a mediation role in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis as negotiations sponsored by the African Union between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia stumble: Several countries are seeking a mediation role in the faltering negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The Democratic Republic […]
Read more »China: At The Heart of Rising Nile River Conflict
January 19th, 2021
Via Asia Times, a report on the China-financed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam which is Africa’s largest and most divisive development project: The Chinese-financed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), despite a recent breakdown in talks on Africa’s largest development project, risks powering up a range of downstream tensions and rivalries. These run from rising rivalry between Egypt […]
Read more »Water Inequalities in Egypt: Issues Beyond GERD
January 16th, 2021
Via African Arguments, commentary on water inequality in Egypt: The long negotiations between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia on the terms under which the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be filled and operated have shown little sign so far of agreement. Egyptian official discourse warned that the GERD could impact the country stressing that Egypt […]
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