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Egypt’s al-Sisi Ready To Visit Ethiopia For Water Talks
May 18th, 2014
According to the Ethiopian Times, Egypt’s presidential frontrunner is prepared to visit Ethiopia to discuss the Nile dispute: Egypt’s presidential frontrunner has said that he is ready to visit Ethiopia for talks on resolving their Nile water dispute. “Dialogue and understanding are the best way to resolve the crisis,” al-Sisi said in an interview with […]
Read more »Egypt To ‘Escalate’ Ethiopian Dam Dispute
April 21st, 2014
Via the Ethiopian Times, a report on the latest salvo in the Renaissance Dam dispute: In the three years since construction began on the 1.8km Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam across the Blue Nile River, Egypt and Ethiopia have been engaged in a war of words over its potential impacts. Ethiopia believes the massive dam will […]
Read more »Nile Dam Study Fails To Stem The Tide Of Egyptian Indignation Towards Ethiopia
April 16th, 2014
Via The Guardian, a summary of the claims and counter-claims that have attended the delayed publication of a report on the likely impact of the Grand Renaissance dam: Villagers on the Nile in Khartoum. Ethiopia’s Gerd dam may give Sudan greater water access than an agreement with Egypt allows. The opening sentence of Egypt‘s new […]
Read more »Egypt Remains Reactionary As Nile Saga Continues
April 9th, 2014
Via Future Directions Interational, a look at how the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam by Ethiopia continues to create tension in Egypt over regional water security. Egypt remains vocal in its objection to the project, but will need to adopt a more co-operative outlook if real progress is to be made on regional water […]
Read more »Egypt Considers Referring Renaissance Dam File To The Hague
March 27th, 2014
Via Al Monitor, a report on the bubbling tension between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam: A general view shows construction activity on the Grand Renaissance Dam in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz region, March 16, 2014. The Specialized National Councils in Egypt filed an important report to the presidency, including a study about referring […]
Read more »Egypt Turns To Saudi For Help Over Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam
March 11th, 2014
Via Green Prophet, an update on tensions arising around the Grand Renaissance Dam: When all else fails, run to wealthy Saudi Arabia. That seems to be the prevailing thought among Egyptian officials at a loss to resolve the ongoing dispute with Ethiopia over Nile water rights. At one point it seemed that the two countries might […]
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