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Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Resume Talks on Nile River Dam, But Obstacles Remain
August 28th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on resumed talks around GERD, but obstacles remain: Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have resumed talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, though a final agreement on the Nile River mega-dam remains elusive and faces several challenges. The latest round of talks began on Sunday in Cairo between the three countries. Egypt […]
Read more »Parched Egypt Struggles To Contain Water Loss
August 22nd, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a report on Egypt’s water crisis: At the foot of an 800-year-old Cairo mausoleum, weeds rise from a murky green pool — a sign of massive loss of clean water that often goes to waste instead of reaching Egyptian consumers.Beneath intricate Koranic inscriptions, the thick shrubbery crawls upwards from waist-deep water towards […]
Read more »Egyptian Perspective on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Negotiations
August 11th, 2023
Via Taylor & Francis online, a published article from 2022 presenting an Egyptian perspective on the US-facilitated negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Introduction Since construction commenced on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in April 2011, Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have been engaged in an extended, and often arduous, process of negotiations on […]
Read more »What Would A Nile Deal Mean For Other Nile River States?
August 2nd, 2023
Via The Conversation, commentary on the what a potential Nile River deal would mean for other Nile River states: Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over Ethiopia’s massive new dam – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – on the Blue Nile, which started filling up in July 2020. The political row […]
Read more »Drought-Hit North Africa Turns to Purified Sea and Wastewater
July 29th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a look at how drought-hit North Africa has turned to purified sea and wastewater: From Tunisia to Morocco, sun-baked North Africa has embarked on a building spree of plants that purify sea and wastewater as climate change intensifies droughts in the water-scarce region.Across the Maghreb region, which takes in parts of the […]
Read more »Egypt, Ethiopia Agree To Reach Deal On Controversial Dam In Four Months
July 15th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a report that Egypt and Ethiopia have agreed to reach deal on the controversial GERD dam in four months: Egypt and Ethiopia agreed Thursday to finalise a deal over Ethiopia’s controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile within four months, a breakthrough after years of tensions between the two countries.The massive $4.2-billion Grand Ethiopian […]
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