Russia to Mediate Ethiopia, Egypt Dam Debacle
In choosing to mediate between Egypt and Ethiopia over the filling up of the latter's U.S.$4 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Russia has taken on what could be one of its trickiest diplomatic forays yet, writes Peter Munaita for The East African.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam or GERD.
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Ethiopia:
Calming the Choppy Nile Dam Talks
Crisis Group, 23 October 2019
Egypt and Ethiopia are exchanging harsh words over the dam the latter is building on the Blue Nile. At issue is how fast the Horn nation will fill its reservoir once construction… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Internatiional Mediation Over Ethiopia's Nile Dam After Failure of Talks
Ghanaian Times, 10 October 2019
Egypt has called for "international mediation" after its talks with Sudan and Ethiopia over Ethiopia's construction of a mega dam on the controversial Nile river reached "a… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Govt Condemns Egyptian Proposal for Nile Water Usage
VOA, 10 October 2019
Ethiopia is condemning an Egyptian proposal for water allocation amid tense negotiations over the countries' use of Nile River waters. Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Faced With Climate Change and Growth, Addis Ababa Shores Up Its Water Supply
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 10 October 2019
Every day, Tewdros Belay turns on the tap in his home in the heart of Ethiopia's capital and expects nothing to happen. The rare times when water does trickle from the spout, it is… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Ethiopia Denounces Egypt's Latest Move On Dam As Disruptive, Pledges to Continue With Constructive Talks
Addis Standard, 6 October 2019
A statement issued by Ethiopia following trilateral talked between the Water Affairs Ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan which took place in Khartoum on 04 and 05 October 2019,… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Navigating Uncharted Water - the Nile Hype
Reporter, 5 October 2019
True to the national narrative on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the Egyptian media has always been instrumental in pushing Egypt's real or assumed concerns over the… Read more »
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As a result of the stalemate, the irrigation ministry in Cairo confirmed a meeting hosted by an independent scientific group would take place in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum ... Read more »
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At 6.45 gigawatts, upon completion, the dam will be the largest in Africa and the 7th largest in the world. The government says the project will be completed in 2022. Read more »