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Ethiopia: U.S.-Ethiopia Relations Take A Wrong Turn
allAfrica, 10 September 2020
The Trump administration's decision to suspend and delay development assistance to Ethiopia over the filling of the new Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) is misguided and shortsighted.… Read more »
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Ethiopia: More Questions Than Answers - Wither Ethiopia's Transition?
African Arguments, 10 September 2020
Ethiopia's democratic transition was already precarious. Two developments have made it even more uncertain. Read more »
U.S. 'Misguided' Aid Cut for Ethiopia Undermines Influence
Amid a precarious democratic transition, the Trump administration is suspending development assistance to Ethiopia. The decision is "misguided and shortsighted," former U.S. Ambassador Johnnie Carson says in an Allafrica guest column. "The move will undermine Washington's relations and influence in one of Africa's most significant states," he writes. The aid reduction, which became known early this month, is intended to pressure Ethiopia to accept Egypt's terms for the filling and operation of the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD), which affects water flow in the Nile River and impacts both Egypt and Sudan.
President Trump meeting at the White House with foreign & water resources ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the sideline of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam #GERD negotiations. A joint statement issued January 15 outlined progress and said talks would resume on January 28 " to finalize a comprehensive agreement on the filling and operation of the GERD."
InFocus
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The ruling party of Tigray regional state, has won 98.2% of the vote for the regional parliament, taking 152 of the total 190 seats. Candidates from five different political ... Read more »
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Ethiopia: President Calls On Ethiopians to Continue Their Support for GERD in New Year
ENA, 10 September 2020
President Sahlework Zewde called on all Ethiopians to continue their support to successfully realize the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in the New Year. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Concerned U.S. Ties Certain Assistance to Ethiopia's Unilateral Move On GERD
Addis Fortune, 6 September 2020
Concerned by Ethiopia's unilateral decision to start filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) before an agreement, the United States has partially paused aid it has been… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Sudan and Ethiopia Underline the Need to Reach a Win-Win Solution On GERD
SNA, 25 August 2020
Khartoum, 25 Aug(SUNA )- Sudan and Ethiopia have issued a joint statement at the end of a one day visit to Khartoum by the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Dr Abiy Ahmed in which he held… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Citizen Diplomacy for GERD, Nile Water Negotiations
Ethiopian Herald, 10 September 2020
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia needs to effectively make use of citizen diplomacy to make its side of the story heard and harness the benefits in the negotiation of the Grand Ethiopian… Read more »
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The murder of revered Oromo singer and musician Haacaaluu Hundeessaa has heightened tensions in and around Addis Ababa, and the Oromia region, where he was born. More than ... Read more »
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The dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over the commencement of the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has now moved to the African Union for resolution. However, ... Read more »
