from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan met to discuss key issues related to the filling and long-term operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Month: April 2018
Impatient Egypt calls for Ethiopian dam talks to speed up - News
Egypt is at loggerheads with Ethiopia and Sudan over the $4bn Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a hydroelectric scheme central to Ethiopia’s…
No relation between GERD, reducing rice agriculture areas
Ati stressed Saturday that there is no relation between the crisis over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the government’s…
Ethiopia's largest hydro dam 66 pct complete: official - Xinhua
ADDIS ABABA, April 28 (Xinhua) — Africa’s largest hydro dam project, the 6,450 MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), is 66 percent complete…
AU members signs the African continental free trade area
Although 44 countries signed the AFCFTA agreement, 11 countries including Namibia did not yet sign the agreement. However, Namibia and South Africa have…
Parliament ratifies AfCFTA protocol
A month after 44 African states signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, members of the Lower House have given the green light to…
Egypt's Rice Farmers See Rough Times Downstream of Nile Mega-dam
The two countries are at odds over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, with Cairo fearing the project would restrict waters flowing down…
Parliament approves draft law to amend Agriculture Law
A further decrease in Egypt’s water resources is expected amid the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which could have a negative…
Ethiopia, Sudan ignore Egypt's call for resuming Grand
Ethiopia and Sudan have ignored an Egyptian invitation for a meeting this week in Cairo to resume discussions on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Kagame: Africa must improve business environment to benefit
President Paul Kagame has said that even with the recent signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), African leaders must work to improve the…
Time running out for Egypt, Ethiopia over Nile issue
Egypt was expected to host Sudan and Ethiopia in another round of negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Cairo on April 20, but…
Ice in Khartoum
foreign ministers and intelligence chiefs of the three countries concerned with the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). On the second day…
Egypt, Ethiopia fail to resolve differences over Nile dam - News
reports Al-Monitor. Image: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, under construction on the Blue Nile, will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa…
Egypt no longer owns the Nile, by Habib Ayeb
This reaction to the decision to construct the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile is unsurprising, since life in Egypt is dependent on the river.
A Really Big Deal' - Strive Masiyiwa Comments on AfCFTA
Zimbabwean entrepreneur, Strive Masiyiwa, has commented on the recently signed African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which the Zimbabwe…
An Emerging and Troubled Power: Ethiopia's (Un)Distributed
The EPRDF is currently funding the construction of what will be Africa’s largest dam upon completion — the $5 billion, six GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Ethiopia plans to reach 17,300 MW of energy by 2020: official
The 6,450 MW hydrodam named Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is the largest hydro project in Africa. GERD is currently at 65 percent completion…
Uganda's Museveni Wants End to River Nile Deal Deadlock
Read more ». Africa:Who’s Financing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam? Egypt:Presidential Hopeful Sisi Promises to Resolve Ethiopia Dam Dispute…
Talks over GERD in Khartoum fail: Foreign Minister
CAIRO – 6 April 2018: A round of discussions over the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan in…
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan discuss Nile dam issue in Khartoum
on Wednesday arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum to take part in a tripartite meeting regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
The rationale for Egypt's military spending spree
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GRED) will be able to undermine the hydro-political status quo that for decades gave Egypt such disproportionate…
Looking Downstream: The Future of Nile Water Politics
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. As Ethiopia has turned its attention towards increasingly ambitious infrastructure projects in recent years, its gaze has…
Egypt, Ethiopia to resume talks on Renaissance Dam
that his country will resume talks with Addis Ababa over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as soon as the new Ethiopian government is formed…