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Egypt Forced To Negotiate On Nile Dam
March 22nd, 2015
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), analysis of the planned agreement between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan on Nile water cooperation: Fields in Egypt along the banks of a Nile distributary, the Rosetta river, 40 kilometers North of Cairo. Summary Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will travel to Addis Ababa on March 23 to address Ethiopian lawmakers […]
Read more »Nile Dam Talks: Preliminary Agreement
March 6th, 2015
Via Reuters, a report on the three-party discussions over the Renaissance Dam: The three main countries that share the Nile River’s waters have reached a preliminary agreement on a mechanism for operating the Renaissance Dam, the Egyptian water minister said on Friday. The planned $4 billion Renaissance Dam will be Africa’s biggest dam and aims […]
Read more »Will An Ethiopia Dam Turn Lake Turkana Into ‘Endless Battlefield’?
January 13th, 2015
Via The Guardian, a report on the potential impact of Ethiopia’s Gibe III dam on Kenyans living near world’s largest desert lake, so of whom predict conflict, hunger and cultural devastation when hydroelectric project is completed: People living near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya have little understanding that the fresh water essential to their development […]
Read more »Nile Water War?
September 24th, 2014
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed look at tensions over the Nile’s water: In the 21st century, water could emerge as a more precious commodity than oil. As populations rise, albeit at a slower rate than in the previous century, water becomes a more valuable and critical resource. This is especially true if certain […]
Read more »Nile Basin Tension Mounts As Waters Decline
August 28th, 2014
Via AllAfrica, a report on rising tensions in Africa over limited water supplies: Today, nearly a billion people in the developing world don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water. In sub-Saharan Africa, people’s true potential is restricted by time lost trying to gather water and energy spent suffering from water-borne diseases. Education is lost […]
Read more »Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Tripartite Talks Resume
August 27th, 2014
Via Future Directions International, an update on the recently restarted discussions over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Talks about the GERD froze in January this year, after Sudan publicly expressed support for the construction of the dam. Egypt and Ethiopia agreed to meet again in Khartoum on 25 August, to discuss issues and concerns about […]
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