Latest in Tag: GERD Highlight
Latest in Tag: GERD

Nabil Fahmy meets with Ethiopian counterpart to discuss Renaissance Dam
Meeting takes place during Non-Aligned Movement conference
MENA country director deported from Ethiopia
Egyptian foreign ministry says no explanation was provided by the Ethiopian side and demanded one

Ethiopia unresponsive in dam negotiations: Foreign minister
PM Mehleb stresses Ethiopian Dam situation will not result in conflict
Paying for giant Nile Dam itself, Ethiopia thwarts Egypt but takes risks
Reuters Insight by Aaron Maasho Ethiopia’s bold decision to pay for a huge dam itself has overturned generations of Egyptian control over the Nile’s waters, and may help transform one of the world’s poorest countries into a regional hydropower hub. By spurning an offer from Cairo for help financing the project, Addis Ababa has ensured it controls the construction of the Renaissance …

Foreign ministry announces official stance on GERD
Egypt seeking agreement to ensure Ethiopia’s developmental needs, interests of Sudan, and Egypt’s water security, says ministry

Ethiopian Ambassador doubts need for mediator between Egypt and Ethiopia
The two countries did not reach a solution after talks in the Ethiopian capital last month

Fahmy meets Tanzanian president ahead of Congo visit
Interim foreign minister on tour to Nile Basin Countries of Tanzania and Congo

We are committed to 1959 Nile water sharing agreement: Egyptian and Sudanese officials
The two downstream countries recently held talks on Nile water in the Sudanese capital

Solution has not been reached in dam talks: Egyptian, Ethiopian water ministries
Egypt says all its proposals were rejected by Ethiopia; the latter says disagreement was over including an international element to a proposed committee

Ethiopia dam talks to resume Monday
Water and foreign ministry official to discuss “sticking points” in GERD talks

Ethiopia should build ‘smaller dam’: Minister of Irrigation
Abdul Mutalleb says dam’s current efficiency is less than 30%

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to form expert committee on Ethiopian Dam
Committee to oversee implementation recommendations of International Committee of Experts

Tripartite meeting of experts over Ethiopia dam
The talks between experts from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia come one day before a scheduled ministerial meeting

Egypt to emphasise development cooperation at Africa-Arab Summit
Interim President heads delegation to Kuwait for high-level summit titled “Partners in Investment and Development”

Ministers to meet over impact of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Officials will gather in Khartoum to discuss negative effects on Egypt and Sudan

Fahmy discusses water security with Ethiopian counterpart
The two ministers’ meeting comes on the sidelines of the United Nations’ General Assembly’s 68th ordinary session

Foreign ministry official heads to Ethiopia to resume dam talks
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister calls on Egypt to negotiate in a “civilised manner”

Egyptian Foreign Affairs: One Year in Power
Morsi’s tangled foreign affairs, One year into the president’s tenure, he is faced with a myriad of challenges, including the Ethiopian dam and the Syrian crisis

Ethiopian delegation in Cairo for dam talks
Foreign Ministry: This is an unofficial visit, initiated by the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs to discuss “socio-economic relations between both countries”

Ethiopia urges Nile nations to deal opposed by Egypt
Addressing water ministers and officials from the 10-nation Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), Ethiopia challenged Egypt’s historical majority control usage of the river water

Foreign minister in Ethiopia to discuss dam
Mohamed Kamel Amr meets Ethiopian counterpart to discuss construction of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

International bodies urge Egypt and Ethiopia to hold talks over GERD
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Addis Ababa on Sunday

Ethiopia ‘frustrated’ by Egyptian statements on GERD
Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticises Egypt’s ‘provocative’ statements in a conference attended by President Morsi