The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has triggered wide fears in Egypt, which relies heavily on the Nile to cover the water needs of its population of…
Month: November 2019
AfCFTA veritable platform for Africa's industrialization agenda - UNIDO
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement will provide a new impetus to the continent’s industrialization agenda through increased…
Energy-short South Sudan powers up - but with fossil fuels
with Egypt over its large-scale Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, said Lawrence Laku Wani, an undersecretary in the country’s electricity ministry.
The AfCFTA - a free trade area and a flagship project of the
The AfCFTA, a free trade area and a flagship project of the African Union. by Trudi Hartzenberg
Ethiopia: Shetrades Global in Addis Ababa Calls for AfCFTA to
Opening the SheTrades Global, ITC Executive Director Arancha Gonzelez said: ‘The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to change the…
AfCFTA deal unsettles revenue authorities
Prosper Ndlovu in Kampala, Uganda. AS the drive towards operationalising the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) gathers momentum,…
Ethiopia expects progress in GERD negotiations: Ethiopian amb.
a four-meeting series between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam [GERD] on December 2-3, announced Egyptian Minister…
Khartoum Announces Deal on Filling Renaissance Dam in 7 Years
Sudanese Irrigation Minister Yasser Abbas said on Sunday that Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan have agreed on filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s…
Sudanese hope Ethiopian dam ends Blue Nile floods
Construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam began in 2012, but since then Egypt has sounded the alarm that the project would severely reduce its…
Ethiopia's Efforts to Dam the Nile Could End in War With Egypt. Here's What International Mediators Can Do to Prevent That.
Ethiopian builders work on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near the Sudanese-Ethiopian border on March 31, 2015. Zacharias Abubeker/AFP/Getty…
Ghana: barclays Bank to Hold First Absa AfCFTA Conference
According to the Bank, the Absa AFCFTA conference is in response to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s call for Ghanaians to support the AFCFTA to…
US, WB-brokered meeting on GERD convenes Friday
The first round of a four-meeting series between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will convene on Friday in Addis Ababa…
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia to hold meetings over the weekend on
to discuss resuming negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said on Thursday.
'Nigeria needs efficient logistics sector to thrive under AfCFTA'
He stressed that with AfCFTA on board and the significant opportunities it presents in various sectors, especially for SMEs, it is paramount that the nation to…
Africans must solve the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
of the completion of Meles Zenawi’s dream to build the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd), known in Ethiopia as Hedassie, along the Blue Nile river.
Barclays Ghana to hold first Absa AFCFTA conference in 2020
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group, has declared its intentions and committed to organise the first Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA)…
AfCFTA a stepping stone for huge investments in Africa
In the discussions on leveraging new opportunities for regional integration in eastern Africa, the AfCFTA keeps coming up again and you particularly…
America's finger in the pie regarding the GERD
name was initially “the Ethiopian-Sudanese border project” and then named the “Millennium Dam”, before settling on the “Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Steven Mnuchin mediated talks see Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam breakthrough
Building site machines stand on the construction site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba in the North West of Ethiopia, 24 November 2017.
Egypt to use modern irrigation systems to cope with water
Speaking about the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the Egyptian minister said that the…
GERD differences are solvable: Ethiopia's Foreign Minister
hosted by the United States on Wednesday on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to showcase its firm position on the Nile waters fair use.
Trump intervenes in dispute over Ethiopia's Nile dam - News
A potential route through the impasse between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) under construction on a tributary of the…
Trade Minister raises fresh fears over AfCFTA
He stated further:”It is also envisaged that without adequate provisions for adjustment costs, the surge in imports that will arise with AfCFTA will likely threaten…
Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan commit to resolving Nile dam dispute
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, in the works since 2011, is a massive Ethiopian hydroelectric dam project along the Nile river. Ethiopia plans to start…
Nile Powers Set New Deadline to End Dam Spat After Trump Meeting
The under-construction Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia on May 21. Photographer: Zacharias Abubeker/…
Washington to facilitate talks on controversial Renaissance Dam
The huge project, named Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), is the subject of dispute, mainly between Ethiopia and Egypt. Egypt, which relies almost…
Factbox: Key facts about Ethiopia's giant Nile dam
The $4 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was announced in early 2011, as Egypt was in political upheaval following a popular uprising that…
Ethiopian dam talks to continue into January
By all accounts, the talks over Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam hosted by the United States were positive, with the parties agreeing to a series of…
Trump voices support for talks on disputed Ethiopia dam
Egypt fears the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) could restrict already scarce supplies of water from the Nile, on which it is almost entirely dependent.
Egypt's FM heads to Washington for US-sponsored Nile dam talks - Xinhua
Ethiopia started building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011, while Egypt is concerned that the dam might affect its 55.5-billion-cubic-meter…
Egypt's FM heads to Washington for Ethiopian dam negotiations
headed on Sunday to Washington to attend the negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on November 6 between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia…
AWIEF calls for African women's inclusion in AfCFTA
The resolution states that:”The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), is a monumental milestone on Africa’s developmental roadmap that must be
Egypt, Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Confirms Participation in US
6 over the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project, the Anadolu news agency reported Oct. 31. Nevertheless, Addis Ababa has…