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Latest in Tag: ethiopia

Ethiopia will not add further sluices to GERD
The tripartite meeting ended with the Ethiopian side’s refusal of Egypt’s proposal to increase the sluices

Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan sign agreement on GERD
The agreement addressed ways to enforce, execute declaration of principles singed by presidents of the three countries last March

New round of tripartite talks over GERD to take place in 2 weeks
Ethiopia agrees to hold a technical meeting to discuss the Egyptian suggestion

Debates on GERD intensify between Egypt, Ethiopia
The second round of talks were held, with both countries in disagreement over the concept of water storage

GERD tripartite committee holds 11th meeting
The eleventh meeting of the tripartite committee on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) began Sunday in Khartoum with the participation of the Irrigation and Foreign ministers of Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

Ethiopia announces diversion of Blue Nile’s course to run through Renaissance Dam
This step is normal and will not affect the ongoing negotiations in Sudan, says Egypt’s Minister of Irrigation

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam meeting scheduled for Sunday
The meeting is a new round of talks on technical studies after the failure of previous meeting

Ethiopia violence is ‘internal affair’: Egypt
HRW cited 75 deaths after military forces fired at demonstrations

In Cartoon: Tension rise between Egypt and Ethiopia regarding dam

Tension, disagreement persists in Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam negotiations
Sudan and Egypt disagree about the progress made in the recent tripartite meeting

Researchers disagree over prioritising technical or political talks on GERD
The pace of GERD construction is going much faster than talks, says Minister of Water Resources

GERD meeting postponed to 11-12 December
The postponement came at Ethiopia’s request

Irrigation minister drops charges against renowned professor
El-Moghazy had levelled libel and defamation charges against Nour El-Din on 8 November; AFTE researcher describes allegations as lacking “legal ground”

Talks end between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan in Cairo
The three countries agreed to hold another meeting between water resources and foreign affairs’ ministers as soon as possible

Ethiopia eager to sign trade agreements with Egypt
Ethiopia is looking to increase value added to its exports rather than exporting raw materials

Saudi Arabia friendliest country to Egypt, Israel most hostile: Poll
Baseera’s opinion poll on 26 countries surprisingly indicates that Ethiopia is friendly and Denmark is hostile

Pope Tawadros, Al-Sisi take measures to consolidate ties with Ethiopia
Former irrigation minister says no updates on GERD negotiations, stresses technical route is only route available

Al-Sisi to meet UN’s Ban, Ethiopia’s Desalegn
Egyptian president to give interview to US news network PBS

Egypt concerned with not receiving consultants’ GERD studies
International consultancy agencies were supposed to send Egypt studies on GERD on Saturday

Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia review consultants’ work on GERD
Next GERD meeting will be held in Cairo
Quiet diplomacy with Ethiopia is not very effective, HRW says
After talks with US President Barack Obama, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has insisted the government's commitment to democracy is real. But the facts speak for themselves, says HRW's Leslie Lefkow. Ethiopia's prime minister defended his country's commitment to democracy. And, of course, his country has often been 'misrepresented' by your organization, among others. What do you make of the…

Mehleb receives report on latest GERD meeting in Sudan
Meeting on contractual issues of counselling offices was successful, says Irrigation Minister

Egypt reiterates importance of studying GERD plan
Water ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan meet in Khartoum
Egypt to organise tourism week in Addis Ababa in July: Ministry official
Ethiopia is expanding tourism infrastructure in light of economic growth, making it important East African country, says official

Egypt to receive detailed technical studies on GERD construction consequences
Studies by international consultant reveal GERD’s social, economic and environmental threats on Egypt and Sudan

Egypt forced to face music, sign GERD agreement: Mubarak’s last irrigation minister
I presented a solution for the dam problem, but no one listened, Egypt’s last irrigation minister before the 2011 revolution told Daily News Egypt.

Egypt, Ethiopia negotiate FTA procedures between 2 countries
Specification of 1m metre pieces of land to pump additional expansions for investors, says Gaber

Sawiris family plans to invest in Ethiopia’s hotel sector: Ethiopian PM’s advisor
Ethiopia encourages Egypt to invest in wheat agriculture to provide grain supply for Middle East and Russia, says Reda

Discussions on energy, telecommunications, infrastructure projects with Egypt: Ethiopian Finance Minister
Trade exchange between Egypt and Ethiopia amounted to $35m, divided into $9.7m for total Egyptian imports and $25m for exports

Egyptian exports to Nile Basin countries register 8% increase YoY
Imports from Nile Basin decrease 71.7% in February 2015, compared to same period last year