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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, 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 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'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…
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…
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).
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.
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…
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…
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).
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
Ethiopia’s dam: a lifeline or a show of power?
Are tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam about regional influence or limited6905465745_5bb428cbbc_z.jpg.
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…
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 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 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: '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…
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 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.
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 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.
Ethiopia: 50 Charged with Graft in Nile Dam Project
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), as The New Arab news outlet reminded, was set to be Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam – 5,150 Megawatts…
Sisi, top state officials review Libyan crisis, GERD talks
The meeting reviewed the talks around the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) within the framework of Egypt’s adherence to reach an agreement that…
Egypt denies water share compromise in GERD negotiations
Egypt made in negotiations with Ethiopia and Sudan on the rules of filling the reservoir and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Egyptian, US presidents discuss Ethiopian dam issue - Xinhua
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the recent developments in the talks on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in a phone call…
2019 Business Review: CFA reforms, border closures, power crisis, AfCFTA etc.
2019 Business Review: CFA reforms, border closures, power crisis, AfCFTA etc.
Egypt affirms adherence to rules of filling Ethiopian Dam
Egypt affirms its keenness, during negotiations around the (Grand Ethiopian) Renaissance Dam, to reach understanding and agreement with both Sudan and…
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia to resume GERD talks in Addis Ababa
on all unresolved issues concerning the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project during their next meeting in January 9-10 in Addis Ababa.
GERD negotiations meeting kicks off in Khartoum
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to negotiate the rules of filling the reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) kicked off in Khartoum on Saturday.
Buhari inaugurates committee to implement AfCFTA agreement
At the event yesterday in Abuja, President Buhari said that Nigeria’s approach to AfCFTA has been very measured and consistent as Africa’s largest economy and…
GERD talks to resume in Khartoum, Saturday
the three countries will be meeting on Saturday in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum to resume negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Free to read | AfCFTA: A free trade agreement with no
After deliberating for close to a year, President Muhammadu Buhari finally signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) at the July 7th…
A Path Forward For Egypt and Ethiopia
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project has been a source of tension between Cairo and Addis Ababa since construction began in 2011. The Egyptian…
Report: AfCFTA has potential to lift 30 million people out of
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty but achieving its full potential will depend on…
Professor Dodoo appointed AU Standards Ambassador to
Ghana has been chosen to host the AfCFTA Secretariat. Professor Dodoo is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology, School of…
Nigeria's Border Closure And The AfCFTATowards
AfCFTA: Towards Connected Development. On 29th April 2019, Nigeria signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), in the process…
GEPA to embark on roadshow to educate public on AfCFTA
The Chief Executive Officer of the GEPA, Dr Afua Asabea Asare, said during the 79th exporters’ forum in Accra on last Thursday that,”We will have to be ready. We É
Need for collective thinking to maximise AfCFTA benefits - Lecturer
The Senior lecturer said this in Accra on Tuesday during a policy dialogue on the successful implementation of the AfCFTA organized by the National…
Sisi has severely compromised Egypt's grip over its resources
in Washington, officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan met to discuss the ongoing conflict surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Egypt stresses importance of goodwill in GERD negotiations
goodwill during the engagement of the three countries; Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, in negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Washington hosts 3rd round of GERD talks
Sudan and Ethiopia, under the auspices of US Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin, to continue negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
African Countries Set Meetings to Resolve Nile Dam Dispute
The project, called the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, is around 70% complete and promises to provide much-needed electricity for Ethiopia’s 70 million…
AfCFTA Should Be About Holistic Integration, Not Just Trade
President Paul Kagame says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which is expected to be fully operationalized next year should not just be about…
Ghana to host key AfCFTA meetings from today
The 17th Meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Negotiating Forum will begin the 7-day meetings to be held at the Accra International…
Renaissance Dam talks to be continued in Washington on
the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) being built on the Blue Nile, according to a statement by the Water Resources Ministry released on Sunday.
AfCFTA Will Increase Exports By $56 billion, GDP $44, Says UNECA
Gboyega Akinsanmi. Despite Nigeria’s concerns and reservations about the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the United Nations Economic…
AfCFTA: Nigeria harps on fairness
For the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement to achieve its goals and boost intra-African trade, deliberate efforts ensuring fair trade must…
Exclusive: Egypt stalls latest talks on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Addis Abeba, December 04/2019 – Egypt has once again stalled the ongoing talks on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
Irrigation ministry denies issuing 'joint statement' at end of
ministers of water resources and irrigation of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia at the end of their two-day talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam(GERD).
Egypt says new meeting on Nile dam dispute to be held in
3 (Xinhua) — Egypt said Tuesday that a new trilateral meeting on the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be held in Washington on Dec. 9.
AfCFTA is in its operational phase, so what's next?
The African Continent Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which was launched in 2018 is currently in its operational phase and is soon set to commence implementation.
Egypt to host second Nile region meeting over Grand
Egypt hosts Sudanese and Ethiopian technical teams in Cairo today for the second round of US-brokered talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Cairo hosts new round of talks on Nile dam issue - Xinhua
a second round of talks to resolve differences on filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), state-run Ahram newspaper reported.
Renaissance Dam meetings succeed solving technical
a four-meeting series between the irrigation ministries of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam [GERD] held in Cairo onDec.
Sudanese experts say Nile dam talks hard to settle disputes
negotiations regarding the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) would not lead to settlement of outstanding issues among relevant countries.
AfCFTA will promote insecurity, imperialism, says NGO
The federal government has been advised to urgently reverse its decision to take part in the proposed African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)…
Why are Egypt and Ethiopia fighting over Nile waters?
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…
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.
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…
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 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…
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: 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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
'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.
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.
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.
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…