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GERD Unlocked: Ethiopia’s Mega-Dam Starts Generating Electricity
February 20th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on GERD’s power generation and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed efforts to assure Egypt and Sudan that water flows downstream will not be affected: Ethiopia has started to generate electricity from what is set to be Africa’s largest dam on the Blue Nile — an icon of national pride that […]
Read more »Ethiopia Warns It Won’t Wait Forever Over Nile Dam Dispute
February 20th, 2022
Via Al Monitor, an article on the Ethiopian foreign minister’s criticism of Egypt’s and Sudan’s attempt to prevent operation of the Nile megadam: Amid the stalled negotiations on Ethiopia’s controversial dam it is building on the Blue Nile, the main tributary of the Nile River, recent Ethiopian remarks have escalated the dispute with Egypt and Sudan. In an […]
Read more »Egypt Pushes To Revive Stalled Negotiations Over Nile Dam
January 30th, 2022
Via Al Monitor, an article on how Egypt is calling for the swift resumption of negotiations over the controversial Ethiopian dam, as the new US envoy to the Horn of Africa lands in Cairo for the first time since his appointment: Egypt has recently called on Ethiopia to swiftly resume negotiations over the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance […]
Read more »Egypt Looks To Groundwater As Talks Deadlock On Ethiopia Dam
January 24th, 2022
Via Al Monitor, a report that Egypt looks to groundwater collection as talks deadlock on Ethiopia dam Egypt’s Irrigation Ministry strives to collect the maximum amount of groundwater by installing “auto-control” devices in more than 15 underground wells. Egyptian Minister of Water and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aty said that the ministry developed and increased the efficiency of its machinery […]
Read more »Ethiopia: Water Diplomacy To Deal With Renaissance Dam Crisis
December 22nd, 2021
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on how water diplomacy could help resolve the GERD crisis: Water is essential to life. Water resources were the main determinant of human stability and residence. However, the geographical distribution of water resources varies as a result of the political, social and economic changes that the world has undergone, in addition […]
Read more »GCC Backs Egypt In Nile River Dam Dispute With Ethiopia
December 16th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, a report that many Gulf states are backing Egypt in its Nile river dam dispute with Ethiopia: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) expressed support for Egypt on Sunday in its dispute with Ethiopia over the Nile river. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with representatives of GCC member states yesterday. Shoukry said […]
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