located in Western Ethiopia along the Ethiopia-Sudan border, hosts Ethiopia’s largest development project – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam , which is…
Month: June 2018
Violence in west Ethiopia kills 1 person as police arrests 30
Ethiopia along the Ethiopia-Sudan border, hosts Ethiopia’s largest development project – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam , which is under construction…
Egypt strongly condemns attempt to assassinate Ethiopian
Bilateral relations between Egypt and Ethiopia have been rocky since 2011, when Ethiopia started construction on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam over…
Tripartite scientific group holds meeting in Khartoum over GERD
An independent scientific research group on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have begun meetings in Khartoum on Saturday to discuss the…
A source of life and tension: three potential conflicts over water
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, marked as a blue dot on the map, is due to become Africa’s largest hydroelectric power plant. Addis Ababa has given…
Egypt holds on to water rights amid 'critical situation'
Moreover, Egypt’s concern over its share was escalated after Ethiopia started building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile. The tributary…
Egypt, Ethiopia approach negotiations over filling
As the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) nears completion, both Egyptian and Ethiopian sources say that the most significant…
AfCFTA'll grow Nigeria's exports by 8.18%, group tells FG
FOSSCCIMA disclosed that the AfCFTA would provide an expanded market access for Nigeria’s exports of goods and services, covering a market of 1.2 billion…
Gulf tension: Are Egypt and Sudan about to go to war?
Egypt is deeply worried about the impact on its water supply of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, now being built near the border between Ethiopia and…
Ethiopian PM pledges GERD cooperation but Egyptian concerns remain
For many Egyptians, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is the most serious threat facing the country. Sunday 17/06/2018. Reassuring words.
Egypt, Ethiopia agree to settle differences over Nile mega-dam
Tags Abiy Ahmed Egypt Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Ethiopia Ethiopian prime minister Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) Nile river.
AfCFTA, el nacimiento de la zona de libre comercio...
Hace poco, varios jefes de estado y de gobierno africanos fimaron la creacifn de lo que sere la zona de libre comercio mes grande del mundo: el crea de Libre…
Egypt and Ethiopia fend off water wars over Nile mega-dam
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: A never-ending saga 15.01.2020. From corruption and mismanagement to a looming diplomatic crisis: Construction on…
Water purification technology: a needed investment for MENA
With the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which could cut Egypt’s share of the Nile by 25%, Cairo will likely have an even more limited…
Egypt's Options to Counter Ethiopia's Grand Dam Run Dry
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a critical component of Addis Ababa’s economic development strategy, will provide ample electricity for the country’s…
More than 65% of GERD's construction completed: Ethiopian Ambassador to Sudan
to Sudan, Mawtada Zoudi, announced on Wednesday that the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has passed 65% completion.
Need for safeguards to protect vulnerable states . . . as AfCFTA sparks fears of potential tariff revenue loss
While acknowledging concerns about the loss in tariff revenue from the AfCFTA implementation, the regional committee of experts noted that those would be offset…