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River Politics: Ethiopia’s Contested Dam Project on the Nile River
October 11th, 2012
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), analysis of the geopolitics related to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: At the height of the Arab Spring in March 2011 when Egypt was consumed by domestic unrest, Ethiopia announced it would soon begin construction on a hydroelectric dam along the Blue Nile River, one of two main tributaries for the […]
Read more »Ethiopia’s Water Tension With Egypt Eased In A Post-Meles Future?
August 8th, 2012
Via The Ethiopian Times, some commentary on the possibility that a post-Meles future could bring end to Ethiopia’s water tension with Egypt: An Egyptian ministry of water and irrigation told Bikyamasr.com on Sunday morning that with the combination of Egypt’s new President Mohamed Morsi and the potential of seeing a new leader in Ethiopia, they […]
Read more »Morsi Visits Ethiopia To Seek Unity In Nile Nations Over Water
July 17th, 2012
Via UAE’s The National, a report on a recent visit by Egypt’s new president – Mohammed Morsi – to Addis Ababa, amid tense relations between the two countries over the Nile river. As the article notes: “…Egypt and Sudan, which rely on the Nile river for nearly all their water needs, are in a deadlock […]
Read more »The Dam and the Damned: Gibe III Ethiopia
March 21st, 2012
Via Nazret.com, a passionate look at the Gibe III dam project and its potential impact: Three years ago to the week, I wrote a weekly commentary entitled, “Cry Me a Lake: Crime Against Natureâ€. That commentary focused on the plight of tens of thousands of Ethiopians who are sick and dying from drinking the polluted […]
Read more »Water Tension Boils Over: Violence Erupts Along Ethiopia-Kenya Water-stressed Border
June 21st, 2011
Via Circle of Blue, an interesting report on how severe droughts have added stress to an ongoing dispute between two neighboring ethnic groups near Lake Turkana — the border between the two nations — which has culminated in a series of violent attacks. As the article notes: “…In a small village along the waters of […]
Read more »When The Nile Runs Dry…
June 2nd, 2011
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting commentary on the impact of global land grabs upon Nile water resources. As the article notes: “…A NEW scramble for Africa is under way. As global food prices rise and exporters reduce shipments of commodities, countries that rely on imported grain are panicking. Affluent countries like Saudi […]
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