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The Politics Of The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Via The Eurasia Review, a look at the politics of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: On 5 July 2021, Ethiopia informed Egypt and Sudan that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia is undergoing its second filling. Cairo once again took the matter to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The […]

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Egypt Hopes China Can Break Deadlock In Nile Dam Dispute

Via Al Monitor, an article on how Egypt has turned to China, hoping its leverage will help sway Ethiopia to negotiate on a deal over the dam’s water management: Egypt is following a new policy course on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in latest bid to get Ethiopia to agree to sign a legally binding deal […]

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Egypt Visits DRC (Chair of African Union) To Discuss Cooperation

Via Al Monitor, an article on a recent visit of the Egyptian water minister to the Democratic Republic of the Congo which is currently chairing the African Union, which is mediating on the dispute over Ethiopia’s dam on the Nile River: Egypt’s water minister visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday. Congo is currently chairing […]

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Can African Union Revive Nile Dam Talks?

Via Al Monitor, a look at whether the African Union can revive Nile dam talks: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, in its capacity as the African Union chair, is seeking to host a new negotiation round between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile — […]

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Ethiopia Says UN Role in Nile Dam Row ‘Unhelpful’

Via Terra Daily, an article on Ethiopia’s frustration with the UN’s involvement in the GERD negotiations: Ethiopia on Tuesday blasted as “unhelpful” the intervention of the United Nations in a long-running dispute over its controversial Nile River mega-dam. The huge dam, set to be Africa’s largest hydroelectric project when completed, has sparked an almost decade-long […]

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The Renaissance Dam, after the Security Council

Via Cairo Review, an article on Egypt and Sudan continued insistence on a tripartite agreement to manage Ethiopia’s contentious plan to execute its Renaissance dam on the Nile: On July 8, the United Nations Security Council convened in response to a call by Tunisia, its Arab non-permanent member, to discuss Egyptian and Sudanese objections to Ethiopia’s […]

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