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Al-Sisi to discuss Renaissance Dam negotiations with Ethiopian PM in December
Egypt announced the failure of the negotiations on the initial report

Ethiopia asserts commitment to coordinate with Egypt through GERD negotiations
Ethiopia parliamentary speaker meets with an Egyptian delegation following news of preparations to store water in the GERD

Shoukry discusses bilateral relations, Renaissance Dam with his Ethiopian counterpart
Ethiopian foreign ministry asserts Ethiopiaâs commitment to the technical course to continue the damâs studies

Ethiopian request postpones Nile Council of Presidents summit
Egyptian proposal includes a technical study of the lost water in jungles, common cooperation projects

Tripartite National Committee on the Renaissance Dam finalises its meeting
The meeting approved the schedule and mechanisms for exchanging data

Tripartite committee discusses impact studies of Ethiopian dam
Talks come three days after Al-Sisiâs meeting with the Ethiopian foreign affairs minister

Egypt, Ethiopia discussions confirm strength of bilateral relations
Al-Sisi urged for concluding studies of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as soon as possible

Al-Sisi, Ethiopian prime minister assert follow-up on GERD technical talksÂ
The president headed the meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on climate change during the 28th African Union SummitÂ

Al Sisi in Ethiopia to participate in 28th African Union Summit Â
Guineaâs president became new chairperson of the African Union during the summit

Egypt calls for tripartite meeting with Ethiopia, Sudan
Sameh Shoukry discussed bilateral relations with newly appointed Ethiopian foreign minister

Ethiopia asks Egypt to respond to allegations over alleged support of opposition groups
Egypt will soon respond to Ethiopia’s allegations, says Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Ministry spokespersonÂ

Ethiopia prime minister accuses Egyptian institutions of funding opposition groups
This was not the first time that Ethiopia had made such claims, as Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Ministry had previously denied Egypt’s interference in the internal affairs of other countries

Saudi official reported visit to GERD could deepen tensions with Egypt
Despite mounting tensions, Egyptian and Saudi officials insist bilateral relations have not been strained

Al-Sisi defends Egypt’s voting for Russian-backed UN resolution, denies tensions with Gulf
The president also discredited reports about Egypt supporting Ethiopian opposition groups

Ethiopia blames âEgyptian elementsâ for backing opposition, resulting in unrest
Ethiopian government spokesperson clarified that these elements are not necessarily backed by their governments

Egyptâs ambassador to Ethiopia discusses Egyptâs stance on the Oromo people
The Oromo people are an ethnic group that are heavily persecuted in Ethiopia; 55 were killed in protests earlier this month

A megaproject rises in east Africa
Roads, railways, port, pipelines to link Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, and South Sudan

Egypt signs final contracts for GERD consultation offices, left with ambiguous consequences
Ethiopia will have completed the construction of the Renaissance Dam by the time the results of the studies are ready

Irrigation Minister heads to Sudan to sign contracts for GERD consultation officesÂ
The studies will examine how the dam will impact Egyptâs water share, but results will be released in a year, by which time Ethiopia will have completed construction of the dam

Signing of GERD consultation office agreement postponed
The meeting was scheduled to take place on 9 September, to carry out technical studies that will determine the riskiness of the dam for Egypt and Sudan

Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia irrigation ministers to finalise GERD consultation offices agreement
GERD will be completed by the time consultation offices issue results of studies, says expert

Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia have surpassed disputes over GERD: Sudanese FM
An Egyptian-Sudanese summit will be held in Cairo in October, says Ghandour

Egypt to contract with GERD consultation office in September
The consultation office is assigned to carry out technical studies on the dam to determine its riskiness

Ethiopian anti-government protests set to continue
Since November 2015, Ethiopia has been experiencing a wave of anti-government protests unleashed by fears by the Oromo people that the government was planning to seize their land. Hundreds of people have been killed.

Egypt faces water shortage crisis aside from GERD: Water Minister
Cabinet is currently preparing alternative plan to adjust to water shortage

World Bank facilitates talks between Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia
Water ministers of the three countries are visiting the US to gain knowledge about the Colorado River

146 illegal migrants of different nationalities arrested near North Coast
The Mediterranean Sea has become a gateway to Europe for refugees and economic migrants

Olympics Day 7 round-up: Ayana smashes 10k record, Kerber in final, Phelps denied
As the track and field events got underway, there was an astonishing new world record. Also, Angelique Kerber reached the tennis final and Michael Phelps was denied his 23rd gold after a shock defeat.

Anti-government protests growing in Ethiopia
Several dozen people have been killed in clashes in Ethiopia between police and anti-government demonstrators. Faced by a new wave of government repression, two key rival ethnic groups are burying old animosities.

Ethiopia reasserts that GERD will not impose any negative effects on Egypt
Ethiopia will cooperate with Egypt and Sudan to reduce any potential hazards, says Ethiopian water minister