Latest in Tag: ethiopia Highlight
Latest in Tag: ethiopia
God’s goons
By Philip Whitfield Who’s really behind the Battle of the Nile? Here’s a clue: Gold and girls. Don’t be fooled by hydroelectricity or irrigation. Focus on lust and greed. Skedaddle if you hear shankilla. It’s Ethiopian for slave. Head for the hills if they shout agbert – slavery permitted. Beware of God. He spake of …
International bodies urge Egypt and Ethiopia to hold talks over GERD
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Addis Ababa on Sunday
Al Nour party delegation to visit Ethiopia
Al Nour Party is organising a national delegation to visit Ethiopia while the minister of foreign affairs is travelling next week.
Qandil holds meeting over Nile water issue
Prime Minister meets with Supreme Committee for Nile Water
Uganda backs Ethiopia in dam conflict
Ugandan president describes Morsi’s statements about Ethiopia as ‘chauvinistic’
Ethiopia ratifies New Nile Agreement opposed by Egypt
Ethiopian parliament ratified an accord that disputes Egypt’s share of rights to the Nile
Ethiopia ‘frustrated’ by Egyptian statements on GERD
Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticises Egypt’s ‘provocative’ statements in a conference attended by President Morsi
All options open regarding Ethiopian dam: presidency
Presidential adviser holds rare press conference outlining policy towards Ethiopian Dam and 30 June protests
Al-Wasat Party suggests sending delegation to Nile Basin countries
Islamist party member: There has to be a separate institution handling relations with Basin countries
Morsi’s speech on dam ‘unjustified escalation’
Politicians react to president’s speech at Popular Conference on Egypt’s rights to Nile water
Morsi: If our share of Nile water decreases, our blood will be the alternative
President addressed Nation in a popular conference on Egypt’s rights to Nile water called for by Islamist parties
Ethiopian dam “a matter of life or death”: PM
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil warns of dam effects
ESDP suggests Sudan, Egypt delegation to Ethiopia
Party deputy: The Egyptian government has been dealing with African countries in a racist manner
Expats should contribute to Nile solution: Presidential adviser
Statement made amid fears that Ethiopian dam will have detrimental effect on Egypt’s share of Nile water
Ethiopia to press ahead with Blue Nile dam: official
” I don’t think our project will depend on the will of politicians in Egypt,” Spokesman for the Prime Minister said Thursday
Islamists organise conference on dam
11 Islamist parties invite president, prime minister, cabinet and political movements to conference
Editor’s letter: Low budget presidential thriller
During a disastrous meeting at the Presidential Palace on Monday with the objective of handling the threat of Ethiopia’s project building a massive dam on one of the Nile’s main tributaries the Blue Nile, some of Egypt’s “top politicians” came out with a number of solutions, hysterical enough to start a war that can easily …
Ethiopia calls suggestions of sabotage ‘day dreaming’
Spokesman for the Ethiopian prime minister criticises comments made by Egyptian politicians on Monday
Popular figures offer solutions to Ethiopian dam
The Popular Diplomatic Committee will form an NGO to thoroughly tackle the issue; invites experts to join
Amr Moussa meets Ethiopian ambassador
Former Secretary General of the Arab League discusses Renaissance Dam with Ethiopian ambassador
Morsi forms committee on dam, meeting mistakenly televised
ElBaradei apologises to Ethiopia for ‘irresponsible utterances’ of political leaders during televised presidential meeting
Regarding the dam
For the past few weeks Egyptian society and media have been hysterical over Ethiopia’s construction of its Renaissance Dam. The public was suddenly bombarded with the notion that Ethiopia will turn off the water faucet on Egypt and that this is an issue that threatens both our national security and survival as a nation. The …
Morsi meeting discusses effects of dam
The meeting discussed the findings of the report issued by an international panel of experts which political leaders described as ‘worrisome’
Trickle down
By Philip Whitfield To be sure, strife seldom strikes separately. Universal healthcare in Egypt heralds a sick society. Damming the Blue Nile threatens small farmers. Lifting Syria’s arms embargo perks up poison-pusher Bashar Al-Assad. Somebody has to not do what they have openly claimed they would do, says Jonathan Spyer, a respected researcher. Western carpetbaggers …
Op-Ed review: Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam
Since last week, the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been on the minds of many journalists and columnists. Two writers ponder what should be done to solve the potential crisis between Ethiopia and Egypt. We were surprised and did not understand Fahmy Howeidy Al-Shorouk Newspaper Columnist Fahmy Howeidy, who frequently expresses his …
Dam report presented to Morsi
Tripartite committee to present findings following inspection of Ethiopian dam
Egyptian and Ethiopian PMs agree on three principles
Tripartite committee issues its final report studying the effects of Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam
Irrigation minister: Renaissance Dam “no surprise”
The presidency continues to cautiously follow Ethiopian dam developments
Presidency will not allow meddling in Egypt’s share of Nile water
President Morsi discusses all options for dealing with Ethiopian dam with foreign and water ministers as well as security, defence and intelligence chiefs
Egypt insists Ethiopia honour pledge not to harm water interests
Foreign Ministry summons Ethiopian ambassador as President Morsi meets foreign and water resources ministers