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Egypt Has Controlled the Nile For Thousands Of Years, But A New Dam Threatens That
February 9th, 2020
Courtesy of The New York Times, a detailed look at how Ethiopia is staking its hopes on its $4.5 billion hydroelectric dam which Egypt fears it will cut into its water supplies: The Egyptian farmer stood in his dust-blown field, lamenting his fortune. A few years ago, wheat and tomato-filled greenhouses carpeted the land. Now the […]
Read more »Nile Negotiations Continue in Washington
January 29th, 2020
Via Future Directions International, an update on the Grand Renaissance Dam negotiations: The Egyptian, Sudanese and Ethiopian water and foreign ministers are meeting in Washington on 28 and 29 January, to finalise a comprehensive agreement on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Representatives from the United States and the World […]
Read more »Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Reach Draft Dam Deal
January 18th, 2020
Via the BBC, an report that Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have reached an initial deal on the filling and operation of what will be Africa’s biggest hydro-electric dam: Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have reached an initial deal on the filling and operation of what will be Africa’s biggest hydro-electric dam. The three nations agreed, following a […]
Read more »Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Deadlocked Over Giant Nile Dam
January 11th, 2020
Via Reuters, a look at the current state of deliberations between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan over the Grand Renaissance Dam: Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan remained deadlocked after two days of talks in their disputes over a giant hydropower dam on the Nile though Cairo said it hoped the issues would be resolved by Jan. 15 […]
Read more »Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan: Edging Closer To Nile Dam Agreement?
December 28th, 2019
Via the UAE’s The National, an update on Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan’s efforts to reach a Nile dam agreement: Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have come closer to agreeing on how the giant hydroelectric dam Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile will be operated, the Sudanese irrigation minister said on Sunday. Cairo is worried the Grand […]
Read more »Troubled Waters For Egypt As Ethiopia Pushes Nile Dam
December 7th, 2019
Via Terra Daily, a report on water tensions arising over the Nile: Under the shade of a tree, Mohamed Omar joined other farmers bickering over who would water their crops first as supply from the Nile to a nearby canal dwindled. “My plot has been thirsty for days. I need the water to nourish the […]
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