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Min. of irrigation visits inspector general of Egyptian Irrigation
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which could have a negative impact on Egypt’s Nile water share. Despite the latest negotiations between Ethiopia…
Egypt President's visit draws mixed opinions in Ethiopia
on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD),” Abebe, a lecturer at political science and international relations department at the Addis Ababa University…
Sudan reaffirms support for Ethiopia dam project
“Sudan will derive multiple benefits from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project,” Saleh said at a meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam…
Ethiopia: Grand renaissance dam engineer's death ruled as suicide - News
The death of the chief engineer on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, whose body was found inside a Toyota Land Cruiser near a busy square in Addis…
No cheap power for EA yet as Ethiopian dam project goes into brownout
Site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba, northwestern Ethiopia. The project was expected to start generating electricity from the first two turbines…
Investigators say Simegnew Bekele of GERD committed suicide
engineer, project manager of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Simegnew Bekele, has revealed that the engineer has committed suicide.
Death That Spurred Ethiopian Conspiracy Theories Is Ruled a Suicide
A raft of theories grew up around the death of Semegnew Bekele, who was the unofficial ambassador of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a $4 billion…
Grand Renaissance Dam in deep water
The construction of the massive Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) along the Nile, a project treated as national prestige, is lagging behind its schedule…
US, EU want Egypt, Ethiopia to restart dam talks
as to Egypt’s stand concerning construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project and on the resumption of the tripartite deliberations,” he added.
METEC Accused of Embezzling Billions from GERD Project
September 6, 2018 – Over eight billion birr has been embezzled from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project by Ethiopian Metals and Engineering…
Sisi returns to Cairo from Uzbekistan
also held high-level talks with a number of African officials, to discuss such topics as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the conflict in South Sudan.
Egypt to continue supporting South Sudan: Sisi
particularly regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis – and hoped that agreements between the two countries could be implemented.
Egyptian farmers hit as Nile Delta comes under threat
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be the largest of its kind in Africa and a linchpin of Ethiopia’s ambitious plans for economic development. Cairo fears…
Sisi holds series of meetings with African leaders in Beijing
In his meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, President Sisi discussed the bilateral relations and the under-construction Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…
No breakthrough in Nile dam talks but is this Egypt's moment?
CAIRO – Egypt has renewed calls for Addis Ababa to move ahead with negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) amid growing fatigue…
Africa in the news: European leaders visit, political reforms in Ethiopia, and a power sector update from South Africa
state-led firm Metals and Engineering Corporation (METEC), which was responsible for installing turbines for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Water Shortages, Intensified by Climate Change, Threaten
Ten states share the Nile River basin, but Ethiopia’s ambitious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project, which is halfway completed, has caused an uproar in…
Ethiopia dam workers on third day of strike
Laborers, engineers and drivers working on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have announced their third day of strike in a row, to protest poor…
Ethiopia fires state company from GERD dam - News
The government of Ethiopia has fired a big state company from the project to build the 6,450MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the country’s most…
Egypt calls on Ethiopia to push negotiation process to reach
On Tuesday, Cairo called on Addis Ababa to push forward negotiations and reach a compromise concerning the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to ensure…
GERD might not see light: Ethiopian PM
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on Saturday that Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) might not be completed, the Ethiopian…
PM meets the press
Following the recent stalemates in the negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Politics | Mar 28. Ethiopia weathers US, Egypt pressure…
Egypt: The Nile crisis and its socialist solution
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) situated on the Blue Nile, which is set to house the largest hydroelectric plant in Africa, is nearing completion.
New Acting Chief Engineer Named for Ethiopian Dam
Simegnew Bekele, project manager and chief engineer on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project, was found murdered. Photo: Gioia Forster/picture-alliance/…
Ethiopia Appoints News Manager for Grand Dam Project
2018 – The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has appointed Ephrem Woldekidan as Acting Project Manager of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)…
Ethiopia: Exploiting the Gulf's scramble for the Horn of Africa
Qatar financing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam? Where on earth did you get such a preposterous information? Never cared to fact-check the matter…
Water Wars on the Nile
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River has the potential to transform Ethiopia’s economy and revolutionize the agricultural sector of…
Who Killed the Chief Engineer of the Grand Ethiopian
Simegnew Bekele, project manager and chief engineer on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project, was found murdered. Photo: Gioia Forster/picture-alliance/…
EXCLUSIVE: Ethiopia asks for 5-6 yrs to fill GERD's reservoir
Nile downstream countries Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Ethiopia has asked for 5-6 years to fill the dam’s reservoir…
Inclusiveness and community-level engagement crucial for
The AfCFTA will not succeed unless there is a robust dialogue at national level complemented by regional and continental dialogue sessions, he further added.
SME sector will benefit from the AfCFTA - Meyer
NAMIBIA’s small and medium enterprises sector will gain easier access to bigger foreign markets for goods and services through the African continental free…
Before Nigeria inks the AfCFTA deal
AfCFTA is an attempt to boost intra-African trade, which at present is estimated at just 10 per cent. It aspires to operate a single market for goods and services, just…
AfCFTA: Nigeria, South Africa's refusal surprising - Emir Sanusi
Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Tuesday, said refusal of the two largest economies in Africa to sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement É
Ethiopia: Thousands pay tribute to Grand Renaissance dam engineer
Currently about half completed, the the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – which is expected to more than double Ethiopia’s current electricity production – has…
AfCFTA: Nigeria lacks capacity to compete - Fmr NACCIMA DG
As the debate on whether or not Nigeria should sign-on to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) rages on, a former Director General of Nigerian…
As a Dam Rises in Ethiopia, Its Manager Is Found Dead
Semegnew Bekele, who was overseeing the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, was found slumped behind the wheel of his Toyota Land…
Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam manager Simegnew Bekele found dead
Simegnew Bekele, project chief of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) (DW. The chief of the controversial Grand Renaissance Dam project on the…
Renaissance Dam Project Manager killed: Syrian News Agency
Simegnew Bekele, the Project Manager of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, was killed while driving his car in Meskel Square in Addis Adaba city, Ethiopia…
The end is Nile: International cooperation on Egypt’s water crisis
Egypt’s concern about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has gained a new intensity. Since its launch in 2011, the project has elicited a mixture of…
Africa getting ahead of herself with AfCFTA
This article critically questions whether the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement that was signed by 44 out of 55 African countries in Kigali,…
AfCFTA: Bridging gaps critical - Zambia Daily Mail
While the AfCFTA may be a huge milestone in boosting the low level of intra-Africa trade and intra-African investments, its success is undermined by infrastructure…
Consultative Meeting To Prepare The Intellectual Groundwork For AfCFTA Phase II Negotiations
This particular edition will prepare analytical work to inform the AfCFTA Phase II negotiations. The ARIA 9 report will address the three topics of the AfCFTA Phase…
Can improved Ethiopia-Eritrea relations stabilise the region
One of the most significant recent incidents was an attempt by armed groups to attack the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a major symbol of Ethiopia’s…
AfCFTA to yield substantial benefits to African trade
It advises that the AfCFTA arrangement needs to go beyond a 100 per cent tariff reduction in all goods, as non-tariff barriers are also major constraints on intra-…
PPC relishes AfCFTA opportunities rallies private sector to be proactive
A total of 44 out of 55 African Union (AU) countries signed the agreement establishing the AfCFTA on 21 March 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda. South Africa, which did not…
Afreximbank's George Elombi on how AfCFTA would work in an era of protectionism
At the ongoing Afreximbank Annual meetings in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital territory, George Elombi, Executive Vice President of Governance, Legal and…
Shifts in the hydropolitical landscape of the Nile Basin
Carrying a price tag of around US$4.8 billion, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a colossal undertaking by the Ethiopian Government, and will…
Why Nigeria hasn't signed AfCFTA pact -Adeosun
The AfCFTA identifies seven priority action clusters for its implementation. They are trade policy, trade facilitation, productive capacity, trade-related infrastructure,…
Ethiopian Diaspora Raises Millions Towards Dam Construction
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) possesses an invaluable and multi-faceted values and benefits to the peoples of Ethiopia. We may categorize…
East African hydropower: the full impact of Voith's new hub
grand Ethiopian renaissance dam Due to Ethiopia’s rich water resources, Voith has stated that the country has an exploitable hydropower potential of 45,000MW…
Egypt-Ethiopia tensions ease over dam
This suggested that tensions over the $4bn 6,000 MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) being built on the River Nile might be on the wane. Ahmed is…
Construction industry: A key partner in economic integration under AfCFTA
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the largest such free trade area when one considers the number of countries involved. The African continent…
Downstream Costs of Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian
Downstream Costs of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The benefits for Ethiopia and for many electricity-importing countries in East Africa are clear.
Ambode urges Nigeria to sign AfCFTA to boost export
Lagos State governor Akinwunmi Ambode Thursday declared support for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and urged Nigeria to sign the…
Eritrea in a Tug of War after Meeting with Egyptian and
Egypt and Ethiopia over the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD); and a desire to reconcile differences between Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Egypt announces an 'urgent plan' for water security
Cairo fears a possible negative impact of the currently under construction Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on its annual share of Nile water (55.5 billion cubic…
Top 21 Dams In the World That Generate the Highest Amount
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam may still be under construction, but the ambitious project is set to become Africa’s largest hydroelectric plant.
Violence in Ethiopia's western region kills 10 people, injures 38 others
located in Western Ethiopia along the Ethiopia-Sudan border, hosts Ethiopia’s largest development project – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam , which is…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Study Predicts Strong 2018 Blue Nile Flow as Ethiopia
average flow in the Blue Nile river this year when the government may start filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Africa’s largest hydropower project.
On U.S.-Africa Relations: Interview with David Shinn
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) emerged as one of the most important projects that are currently ongoing in the Horn of Africa that will improve…
Optimism in Egypt over Nile dam talks breakthrough
the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have been resolved and that diplomatic problems between the three riparian countries are at an end.
Ethiopia increases electricity generation 11-fold in 27 years
“Ethiopia is constructing several energy projects, including the 6,450 MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which in total can generate about 9,000…
ON Network denies Sudan's complaints against Abu Omar Al
Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces success of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam talks · Egypt · No GERD situation will be imposed on Egypt: minister.
Sudan summons Egypt's ambassador over 'offensive' TV series
Relations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have also been strained in recent months following Ethiopia’s construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…
We are all winners with AfCFTA, Ethiopian PM tells ECA Conference of Ministers.
The Prime Minister, who stated that his government is ready to ratify the AfCFTA deal and deposit its instruments to the African Union, said: ‘Let us finance our own…
How Zimbabwe can benefit from the Africa Continental Free
The AfCFTA pact will come into effect 30 days after ratification by the parliaments of at least 22 countries (half of the original signatories). Each country has 120…
Conversations about a single African currency, capacity building for AfCFTA
Conversations about a single African currency, capacity building for AfCFTAÉ
Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces success of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Talks
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid announced the success of the mediation meeting regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
AfCFTA Stakeholders Forum Organizes Sensitization, Consultations Meeting in Borno
“The height of the North-East geopolitical zone sensitization and consultation on AfCFTA was the positive relationship established by stakeholders between trade,…
Egypt looks to South Sudan ties amid Nile dam fears
to protect Nile water rights and win over African allies to pressure Khartoum and Addis Ababa over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, experts said.
Nile River Water Crisis: Top Priority in Recent Sisi-Museveni
Egypt is mostly concerned with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that is currently being built as the Nile disputes take place although Ahmed have…
Egypt Rallies Support from Nile Upstream States
in general, hoping to rally support for its policies on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which it says will affect its share of the Nile waters.
The Impact of the Growing Reliance on Overseas Food
Rapid population growth, climate change and the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), have raised concerns about the security of water…
Egypt, Uganda leaders discuss Nile water issue in Cairo
Upstream Ethiopia and downstream Sudan eye massive benefits from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), while Egypt is concerned it might affect…
Water issue tops talks of Sisi and Museveni
I explained to him the Egyptian stance on the (Grand Ethiopian) Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the extent of our keenness to reach a solution to the outstanding…
No breakthrough in Nile dam talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan
The Blue Nile River flows near the site of the planned Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near Assosa, Ethiopia. (AP Photo). by Associated Press. May 08, 2018…
No Breakthrough in Ethiopian Dam Talks, Egypt Says
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…
Analysis: Was Nigeria right in not signing the AfCFTA ?
On 22 March 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda, Heads of State of forty-four African countries, gathered to sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)…
GERD will not affect Egypt's Nile water share: Sudan
the under-construction Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, announced Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in a joint press conference with Ethiopian Prime…
Arab water security 'indivisible': Arab League secretary general
calling on Ethiopia to show sufficient openness in negotiations concerning the construction and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Egypt seeks new approach to GERD amid unrest in Ethiopia
Ethiopia are expected to commence a new round of negotiations on Friday to settle the lengthy dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Ethiopian Renaissance Dam gears up for testing as Egypt
Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is expected to start partial test power generation soon, seven years after construction…
Businesses 'key to success of AfCFTA deal'
The success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement will significantly rest on the ability of Africa’s private sector to produce goods for the…