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Why The GERD Could Spark Africa’s Biggest War
April 21st, 2023
Via Nebula, an interesting YouTube video examining the complexities around Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the regional geopolitical tensions it is giving rise to.
Read more »Egypt Powerless Against Ethiopia and Its Dam
April 12th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at the latest controversy over the GERD: Ethiopia is preparing to launch the fourth and final phase of filling the Renaissance Dam… without consultation or agreement with Sudan and Egypt, located downstream. On 24 March, Ethiopia announced that 90% of its Renaissance Dam project would be completed during […]
Read more »GERD: Where Does Sudan-Ethiopia Rapprochement Leave Egypt?
April 7th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at how recent Sudan-Ethiopia rapprochement impacts Egypt’s position in the GERD debate: Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed recently visited Sudan for the first time since the 2021 military coup. He met with the Sovereign Council head, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Khartoum, as well as General Hamdan Daglo ‘Hemeti’, […]
Read more »Dammed Thirsty: The Cross-Border Fight For Water
April 7th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a look at some of the world’s cross-border fights for water: With half the world experiencing water scarcity for at least part of the year, the huge dams being built by some countries to boost their power supplies while their neighbours go parched are a growing source of potential conflict.Ahead of a […]
Read more »Egypt, Sudan Hold Joint Military Drills As Nile Dispute With Ethiopia Drags On
April 7th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on new naval drills which come at a time of heightened tensions with Ethiopia as Addis Ababa works toward completing the filling of its controversial Nile dam without reaching an agreement with its downstream neighbors: Naval forces from Egypt and Sudan have completed joint military drills at the naval base of Port […]
Read more »Egypt Seeks US Help In Reviving Ethiopia Dam Deal
December 15th, 2022
Via Terra Daily, a report that Egypt is seeking U.S. help in moving towards a deal with Ethiopia over the Grand Renaissance Dam: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday sought US help in pressing Ethiopia into an agreement on a mega-dam that the parched Arab country sees as an existential threat Visiting Washington for […]
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