Fitsum Arega, announced that discussion about preparing a document for the agreement on the filing and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
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Sources: US-proposed GERD deal sets Ethiopia water
A draft agreement prepared by the United States and the World Bank regarding the construction and filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is…
Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt Tentatively Agree on Renaissance
Sudan and Egypt over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has moved closer to the finish line after the three parties – Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan…
AfCFTA: Nigeria will excel in service delivery
Nuka said Nigeria’s strength was more on service which he said was the best and can be taken across the borders for the AfCFTA which the country was a…
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan reach final deal on filling Renaissance
a deadlock, and it called for international mediation, reports Reuters. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), announced in 2011, is designed to…
Egypt's FM expects 'final and fair' deal on GERD
between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), reported the state-owned news agency MENA.
Final agreement on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to be
Final agreement on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to be signed by end of Feb: Joint statement. The talks witnessed discussions on the remaining issues…
Second day of talks on Ethiopian dam kicks off in Washington
The second day of talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) kicked off in Washington on Thursday…
BUSA president congratulates Wamkele Mene on election as
Mene, who was South Africa’s chief negotiator in the AfCFTA and is a former diplomat at the World Trade Organisation, will be inaugurated along with other…
Meeting to ratify final agreement over GERD kicks off in
is attending today a meeting to review the final version of a comprehensive agreement over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Washington.
Uganda: Chinese firm wants to build dam on Nile River
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is about 70 percent complete and promises to provide much-needed electricity to Ethiopia’s 100 million people.
Why Egypt and Ethiopia Can't Agree on How to Manage Water
or “impoundment,” period of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Egypt demanded at least seven years to fill the reservoir, whereas Ethiopia…
Nile Dam: talks to resume in Washington this week after missed January deadline
to Washington this week for another round of talks to reach an agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam after missing a deadline last month.
African Union: behind-the-scenes battle for leadership of the AfCFTA
We’ve decided that the AfCFTA Secretariat will be located in Accra, but now we need to find a leader, said a minister of foreign affairs standing a few metres away…
AfCFTA secretariat will be operational by 31st March
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured the Assembly of Heads of State and Governments of the African Union that the…
For Thousands of Years, Egypt Controlled the Nile. A New
The dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the $4.5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam — Africa’s largest, with a reservoir about the size of London…
Ethiopia Expects to Solve Renaissance Dam Dispute with Egypt
Ethiopia expected Thursday to resolve its dispute with Egypt over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which is being built on a tributary of the Nile…
Trump Administration on Cusp of Helping Mediate Nile River
After years of stalled talks and escalating tensions, a U.S.-mediated agreement over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam may be close after President…
Egyptian, S.African FMs hold talks on Renaissance Dam
the latest development of tripartite consultation between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The Egyptian Foreign…
Rwanda to Host AfCFTA Road Show As Continent Expects to
Rwandan private sector how it can become a primary beneficiary of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which will provide significant opportunities…
Creation Of The AfCFTA: Tax Leaks And Economic
Forty-four (44) member states of the African Union (“AU”) signed the Agreement, which established the African Continental Free Trade Area (“AfCFTA”) on March…
As the Risk of a ‘Water War’ Fades, Is It Too Late to Save the Nile?
Into this already combustible mix comes the fiercely contested Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, which seems to symbolize both the basin’s greatest…
Creation of the AfCFTA: Tax Leaks and Economic Implications
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Water tensions: Latest talks produce outline agreement on filling Ethiopia's Grand dam - News
Tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia over the latter’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), being built on a tributary of the Nile, could ease after…
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan say final agreement on Blue Nile dam ready by next month
The countries have been at odds over the filling and operation of the $4 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), under construction near Ethiopia’s…
3 African nations resolve issues ahead of filling Nile dam
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, is around 70% completed and will supply much-needed electricity to Ethiopia’s more than 100 million people. However…
Egypt says tripartite US-hosted Nile dam talks still ongoing - Xinhua
30 (Xinhua) — Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that the tripartite U.S.-mediated talks over the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
Communal clashes in western Ethiopia kills 8
hosts the country’s largest development project, the 5,150 mega watts Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is under construction on the Blue Nile River.
Talks still ongoing between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia in
Talks are still ongoing between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia in Washington over Addis Ababa’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), an informed source…
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Nile Negotiations
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Nile Negotiations Continue in Washington. 29 January 2020 Mervyn Piesse, Research Manager, Global Food and Water…
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia to re-meet in US over Renaissance Dam
28 January in the United States (US)’s capital city of Washington DC to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, local media reported yesterday.
Egypt's Foreign Minister arrives in Washington for GERD
the US administration, to finalize negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Previous meetings were held in January between the three…
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia Officials Put Heads Together to Hammer Nile Dam Deal in Washington
A general view of the Blue Nile as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which has been a flash point for tensions between Egypt and…
Egypt's FM heads to Washington for Nile dam talks - Xinhua
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday flew to Washington for talks over the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River.
Ethiopia, riparian states inch closer to deal over Nile water use
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been controversial to the three countries ever since its construction began in 2011. It has been delayed by seven…
Sisi, ministers discuss Ethiopian Dam issue ahead of US
of ministers, to discuss the issue of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and other issues, including counter-terrorism efforts.
Legal and technical experts meet in Khartoum to reach draft
Khartoum on Wednesday, with the aim of arriving at a draft agreement on filling and operating the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Egyptian, Ethiopian, Sudanese meeting on GERD in Khartoum
17 that the Washington meeting on the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) due on January 28-29 has great importance to achieve…
President Kagame optimistic AfCFTA will boost investor
Rwanda’s President Kagame has expressed optimism that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will raise investor confidence and provide more…
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan at Loggerheads over Nile Dam
Workey Tadele, a radio operator, at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, near Guba in Ethiopia, December 26, 2019. (Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images).
Sisi, Pompeo meet in Berlin, discuss bilateral strategic relations
They also discussed US efforts in sponsoring the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), and reaching a comprehensive agreement that preserves Egypt’s…
Ethiopian dam project could spark the world's first real water war
Ethiopia is building a huge dam – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – on the Nile, and Egypt is very unhappy about it. So unhappy, in fact, that it would…
Nile waters are of vital importance to Egypt and its people: Sisi
with World Bank officials touched on the talks of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reviewing the current developments regarding negotiations.
Draft deal agreed for Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Draft deal agreed for Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. 17 January 2020. Print Email. A draft deal has been agreed between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on the…
US Treasury Department issues statement regarding Egypt
and 29 in Washington DC to reach a comprehensive agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, after the fourth round of talks hosted Addis Ababa…
A dam of contention in Africa
As the July deadline draws closer for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the river Nile to become functional, the dispute between Ethiopia and…
Egypt, Ethiopia to reach agreement on Renaissance Dam
a comprehensive agreement between the foreign and water ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Egypt…
Ethiopian army 'ready to protect Renaissance Dam'
an air defence system to Ethiopia to protect the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam being built on the River Nile, international news agencies have reported.
GERD Agreement Is a Start, but the Devil Is in the Details
final agreement on the trickiest questions about how Ethiopia will operate the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) or fully address Egypt’s fears about…
Ethiopia: Hydropower to boost power supply
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is under construction in Ethiopia. Businesses hope it will help to solve the country’s poor electricity supply. This video…
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: A never-ending saga
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: A never-ending saga. From corruption and mismanagement to a looming diplomatic crisis: Construction on Ethiopia’s…
Despite Trump’s Urging, Egypt, Ethiopia Still Deadlocked on Nile Dam
FILE – The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region…
Nile Powers Set End of Month to Finalize U.S.-Backed Deal on Dam
The site of the under-construction Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia, on May 22, 2019. Photographer: Zacharias Abubeker/Bloomberg…
Dam It! Ethiopia’s game-changing project — and its regional problem
By early 2021, one of Africa’s largest infrastructure projects, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), will begin producing electricity as the decade-long…
Egypt needs to agree Renaissance Dam deal
There are just hours left until the results of the latest crucial round of negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project, which are taking…
The United States Must Not Pick Sides in the Nile River Dispute
Egypt and Ethiopia have once again locked horns over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile. On Feb. 26, Ethiopia temporarily…
Impact Assessment Study and Economy-Wide Implications of
The AfCFTA is the first step in the implementation of African Union (AU) Agenda 2063: the “Vision” for an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa. The…
Ethiopia’s dam: a lifeline or a show of power?
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AfCFTA begins trading this July. Where will SAATM be?
AfCFTA begins trading this July. Where will SAATM be?- The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) was adopted in January 2018 to liberalize civil aviation…
Egypt slams Ethiopia for comments on Renaissance Dam
over its latest comments concerning the final stage of the negotiations of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Addis Ababa.
Ethiopia Reaffirms Technical Negotiation as Last remedy to GERD Dialogue
The final trilateral ministerial technical meeting over Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) underway in Addis Ababa. The two-day trilateral technical…
Ethiopia and Egypt Fail to Reach Nile Dam Deal
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been a source of tension ever since Ethiopia broke ground on the project in 2011. Ethiopia says the electricity the…
Ethiopia: 'Last chance' to reach agreement on Nile dam
The three countries have been in talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) since March 2015, when they adopted a Declaration of Principles…
Will this concrete colossus trigger an Africa military conflict?
US$4 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 145-metre-high, 1.8km-long concrete colossus that is set to become the largest hydropower plant in Africa.
AfCFTA: Nigeria's manufacturers' union wants government
As you are aware, we are entering the implementation stage of the AfCFTA in July 2020.”Government synergy with key private sector operators should be…
The AfCFTA's progressive journey through a busy 2019
Indeed, nearly 22 months after the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), was signed by African leaders on March 21, 2018, in Kigali, a lot of ground has…
Sudan won't harm Egypt over Renaissance dam, insists PM
Minister Abdalla Hamdok called for a resumption of trilateral talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) between Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia.
50 charged over Ethiopia's GERD dam on Nile - News - GCR
Ethiopia’s federal attorney general has filed charges against 50 people in connection with the country’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which it is…
Sudan to defend Egypt's water right in Ethiopian Dam talks: PM
technical issues regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam through mutual understanding, and said Sudan would defend Egypt’s right in water share.