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How Will the Conflict in Sudan Impact Egypt’s Stance over GERD?
May 25th, 2023
Via Al-Awsat, an article on how the conflict in Sudan may impact Egypt’s stance over GERD: The fighting between the Sudanese military and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has raised concerns that it may affect the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) file as Ethiopia prepares for its fourth filling of the dam on the Nile River. […]
Read more »GERD Is A Fait Accompli, So It’s Time To Manage It A Shared Resource
April 28th, 2023
Via ISSAfrica, commentary on the now irreversible GERD dam project and the need to managed it as both an Ethiopian and a shared resource: With the fourth annual filling looming in June and construction about 90% complete, the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and hydro-electric power plant on the Blue Nile seems to have […]
Read more »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 »Egypt Presses On With Mega Water Projects Despite Burden On State Coffers
April 7th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report how Egypt – as water scarcity threatens its food and national security – is moving forward with megaprojects to secure alternative water sources: In the desert along the northwestern coast of Egypt, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation is building the longest man-made artificial river to ensure sustainable water […]
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