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Egypt Brands Ethiopia’s Move To fill Nile Mega-Dam As ‘Illegal’
September 12th, 2023
Via RFI, a report on Ethiopia’s Sunday announcement that it had filled its Grand Renaissance Dam on the river Nile, which has been the source of a long-running dispute with downstream Egypt and Sudan. Cairo has condemned the move, saying it is illegal. The announcement came just a fortnight after Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan resumed negotiations. Talks were suspended in […]
Read more »End of GERD-Lock: Ethiopia Completes Filling of Dam
September 11th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report that Ethiopia has completed the filling of the controversial GERD Nile dam: Ethiopia completed the fourth and final filling of its contentious dam on the Nile River’s main tributary, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Sunday. In a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Abiy said the process was finished despite “external pressure” […]
Read more »Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan Conclude GERD Negotiations Without Any Significant Progress
August 30th, 2023
Via the Addis Standard, a report that Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan concluded their recent GERD negotiations without any significant progress: Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have wrapped up two days of tripartite negotiation on the first filling and annual operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Monday, agreeing to continue the negotiation in September […]
Read more »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 »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 […]
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