Blood on the Nile is what's coming if Egypt and Ethiopia continue their war of words over water
4 years, 10 months ago

Blood on the Nile is what's coming if Egypt and Ethiopia continue their war of words over water

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For thousands of years, Egypt built its ancient civilisation and the basis for its modern economy - not least the nation's identity on the unstoppable flow of the Nile water. Egypt's response was: "If the water means electricity for Ethiopia, it is a life-or-death matter for Egypt". The Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, can't afford the political consequences of the potential dramatic drop of Egypt's water supplies if the dam's matter is not resolved. Ethiopia's proposed construction of dams on the headwaters of the Blue Nile led him to declare: "The only matter that could take Egypt to war again is water".

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Ten countries agree Nile water-sharing deal despite Egypt opposition
3 months ago

Ten countries agree Nile water-sharing deal despite Egypt opposition

The Independent  

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Egypt deploys forces in Somalia: How it may end up creating a new conflict in the Horn of Africa
4 months, 1 week ago

Egypt deploys forces in Somalia: How it may end up creating a new conflict in the Horn of Africa

Firstpost  

An open conflict between Egypt, Ethiopia and Somalia, with the possibility of Eritrea joining in, will not only be a geopolitical and security disaster but also a humanitarian one The African coast of the Gulf of Aden is now almost at war as tensions heat up between Somalia and Ethiopia. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has repeatedly underlined that Ethiopia …

Egypt’s leader el-Sissi slams Ethiopia-Somaliland coastline deal and vows support for Somalia
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Egypt’s leader el-Sissi slams Ethiopia-Somaliland coastline deal and vows support for Somalia

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Egypt’s leader said Sunday his country stands shoulder to shoulder with Somalia in its dispute with landlocked Ethiopia, which struck a deal with Somaliland to obtain access to the sea and establish a marine force base. He called on Ethiopia to seek benefits from seaports in Somalia and Djibouti “through transitional means,” rather than through attempts to “control …

Ethiopia and Egypt say no agreement in latest talks over a contentious dam on the Nile
1 year ago

Ethiopia and Egypt say no agreement in latest talks over a contentious dam on the Nile

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia and Egypt said the latest round of talks over a huge, highly contentious hydroelectric dam Ethiopia has built on the Nile’s main tributary again ended with no deal. Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said the talks were unsuccessful due to Ethiopia’s “persistent refusal” to accept any compromise. The dam is on the Blue Nile …

Ethiopia and Egypt say no agreement in latest talks over a contentious dam on the Nile
1 year ago

Ethiopia and Egypt say no agreement in latest talks over a contentious dam on the Nile

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ethiopia and Egypt said the …

Latest talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt over mega dam on the Nile end without breakthrough
1 year, 3 months ago

Latest talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt over mega dam on the Nile end without breakthrough

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The latest talks over the …

Latest talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt over mega dam on the Nile end without breakthrough
1 year, 3 months ago

Latest talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt over mega dam on the Nile end without breakthrough

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The latest talks over the mega dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary have broken up without an agreement. About 85% of the river’s flow originates from the Blue Nile in Ethiopia though Egypt has received the lion’s share of the Nile’s waters under decades-old agreements dating back to the British colonial …

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resume negotiations over a disputed dam
1 year, 4 months ago

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resume negotiations over a disputed dam

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resumed their years-long negotiations Sunday over the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary, officials said. The resumption of talks came after President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said last month that they aim to reach within four months an agreement on the operation of the …

Egypt, Ethiopia hope to reach agreement within 4 months after long dispute over Africa’s largest dam
1 year, 6 months ago

Egypt, Ethiopia hope to reach agreement within 4 months after long dispute over Africa’s largest dam

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — After years of failed talks, Ethiopia and Egypt said Thursday they aim to finalize within four months an agreement on the operations of Africa’s largest dam, an apparent breakthrough in a dispute that Cairo has described as an existential threat. The joint statement on “expedited negotiations,” issued by Ethiopia’s government, came after Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, …

Analysis: The war in Sudan is a problem for Egypt
1 year, 6 months ago

Analysis: The war in Sudan is a problem for Egypt

Al Jazeera  

Egypt will host a summit on Sudan on Thursday, involving various military and civilian groups from Sudan as well as the crisis-ridden country’s neighbours. Egypt’s leaders would like Sudan’s conflict to wind down without General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as “Hemedti”, emerging as the dominant figure in Sudan’s political arena. “Any decrease in water supplies would have catastrophic impacts …

Ethiopia starts electricity production at Blue Nile mega-dam
2 years, 10 months ago

Ethiopia starts electricity production at Blue Nile mega-dam

Al Jazeera  

Sudan and Egypt see the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as a threat, but Ethiopia sees it as essential for its development. Ethiopia began producing electricity for the first time from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – a massive hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan and Egypt say will cause severe water shortages downstream. “As you can see, …

Sudan and Ethiopia are nearing a fight over land and water
3 years, 4 months ago

Sudan and Ethiopia are nearing a fight over land and water

Al Jazeera  

Humanitarian agencies and the international community have rightly decried the growing conflict within Ethiopia as a humanitarian disaster. The Sudanese military has been adamant about defending its control of the territory, and Sudan’s interim Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was recently quoted during a visit to al-Fashqa as declaring that, “We want our relationship to be good with Ethiopia, but we …

Crisis in Africa: Future wars could be for water, not oil
3 years, 5 months ago

Crisis in Africa: Future wars could be for water, not oil

India Today  

Scientists and think tanks opine that wars of the future will be fought over water. Ethiopia’s primary reservation centres on Egypt’s arguments citing its so-called historical rights to Nile water. As Ethiopia just completed the second stage of the same on July 19, Egypt continues to insist that the rapid filling of the reservoir in upstream Ethiopia could cause drastic …

Egypt, Sudan urge UN action on Nile dam, Ethiopia says ‘no’
3 years, 6 months ago

Egypt, Sudan urge UN action on Nile dam, Ethiopia says ‘no’

The Hindu  

Egypt and Sudan urged the UN Security Council on Thursday to undertake “preventive diplomacy” and call for a legally binding agreement to resolve a dispute with Ethiopia over the availability of water from its dam on the Nile river, but Ethiopia insisted the matter can be solved by the African Union and many council members agreed. while preventing the inflicting …

Egypt, Sudan urge UN action on Nile dam, Ethiopia says 'no'
3 years, 6 months ago

Egypt, Sudan urge UN action on Nile dam, Ethiopia says 'no'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Egypt and Sudan urged the …

Ethiopia’s Blue Nile mega-dam explained
3 years, 6 months ago

Ethiopia’s Blue Nile mega-dam explained

Al Jazeera  

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is the source of an almost decade-long diplomatic standoff between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is the source of an almost decade-long diplomatic standoff between Ethiopia and downstream nations Egypt and Sudan. Egypt has based its share of the river’s waters on a 1959 deal that gave it 55.5 billion cubic metres …

Egypt urges UN to back call for binding deal on Ethiopia dam
3 years, 6 months ago

Egypt urges UN to back call for binding deal on Ethiopia dam

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Egypt’s foreign minister said Wednesday …

Egypt angry as it says Ethiopia has resumed filling GERD
3 years, 6 months ago

Egypt angry as it says Ethiopia has resumed filling GERD

Al Jazeera  

Egypt says unilateral move violates international laws and norms as tensions continue to rise over huge dam built on Nile’s main tributary. Egypt has said it received an official notice from Ethiopia that it had started the next phase of filling a controversial huge dam on the Nile River’s main tributary, raising tensions days before an upcoming meeting of the …

Congo leader visits Sudan, Egypt for talks on Nile dispute
3 years, 8 months ago

Congo leader visits Sudan, Egypt for talks on Nile dispute

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Congo’s president, the current head of the African Union, met Saturday with Egyptian and Sudanese officials amid international and regional efforts to relaunch negotiations over Ethiopia’s disputed dam on the Nile River’s main tributary. Burhan reiterated Sudan’s call for a negotiated agreement on the filling and operation of the dam’s massive reservoir, the sovereign council said in a …

Sudan invites Ethiopia, Egypt to Nile Dam summit
3 years, 9 months ago

Sudan invites Ethiopia, Egypt to Nile Dam summit

Al Jazeera  

Egypt regards the dam as an existential threat to its water supplies, while Khartoum fears its own dams would be harmed. Sudan’s prime minister has invited his Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts to a closed-door meeting to discuss the long-running dispute over Addis Ababa’s mega-dam on the Blue Nile, his office said. Ever since the construction began on the $4.6bn dam …

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia talks over Nile dam fail
3 years, 9 months ago

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia talks over Nile dam fail

Al Jazeera  

The two-day talks in Kinshasa between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia over the Renaissance dam ended without a breakthrough. Egypt’s foreign ministry said the talks failed after Ethiopia rejected a Sudanese proposal to include international mediators in talks. “This position reveals once again Ethiopia’s lack of political will to negotiate in good faith,” Egypt’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Last …

Ethiopia rejects outside mediation in Nile River dam dispute
3 years, 9 months ago

Ethiopia rejects outside mediation in Nile River dam dispute

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Ethiopian official said on …

Ethiopia Dam: Talks break down between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt
4 years ago

Ethiopia Dam: Talks break down between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt

CNN  

CNN — Negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, in a long-running dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, have reached a new impasse, the three countries said on Sunday. Ethiopia said in a foreign ministry statement that despite previously insisting on meetings with the African Union experts, Sudan objected to their terms of reference and refused …

Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt talks on mega-dam break down, again
4 years ago

Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt talks on mega-dam break down, again

Al Jazeera  

Sudan expresses frustration after negotiations stall but Egypt, Ethiopia blame Sudanese objections for the new impasse. A new round of negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt aimed at resolving a long-running dispute about a giant dam Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile has broken down once again. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been a source of tension …

Egypt leader in 1st South Sudan visit talks Nile, stability
4 years, 1 month ago

Egypt leader in 1st South Sudan visit talks Nile, stability

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — In the first visit by an Egyptian president to South Sudan, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said he and President Salva Kiir discussed regional security and the usage of Nile waters, but he didn’t mention the country currently at the heart of either issue, Ethiopia. The region has been watching to see whether Egypt would try to take …

AP Explains: Why Ethiopia is suddenly on brink of civil war
4 years, 2 months ago

AP Explains: Why Ethiopia is suddenly on brink of civil war

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Suddenly Ethiopia appears on the brink of civil war, threatening the stability of one of the world’s most strategic regions, the Horn of Africa, and the fracturing of one of Africa’s most powerful and populous countries. According to the deputy director of the International Crisis Group’s Africa program, Dino Mahtani, “it has been like watching a train …

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan fail to make progress on disputed dam
4 years, 2 months ago

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan fail to make progress on disputed dam

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan failed to agree on a new negotiating approach to resolve their years-long dispute over the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the three countries said Wednesday. The renewed talks followed President Donald Trump’s comments in which he said downstream Egypt could end up “blowing up” the project, which Cairo has …

Three-way talks over Ethiopia's Nile River dam set to resume
4 years, 2 months ago

Three-way talks over Ethiopia's Nile River dam set to resume

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Negotiations between Egypt Ethiopia and Sudan over the controversial dam …

Ethiopia blasts Trump remark that Egypt will ‘blow up’ dam
4 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia blasts Trump remark that Egypt will ‘blow up’ dam

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia on Saturday denounced “belligerent threats” over the huge dam it has nearly completed on the Blue Nile River, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said downstream Egypt will “blow up” the project it has called an existential threat. Ethiopia’s foreign minister summoned the U.S. ambassador to seek clarification, saying “the incitement of war between …

Ethiopia condemns Trump remark that Egypt will ‘blow up’ dam
4 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia condemns Trump remark that Egypt will ‘blow up’ dam

LA Times  

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, center right, walks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed after meeting in Addis Ababa in February. Ethiopia on Saturday denounced “belligerent threats” over the huge dam it has nearly completed on the Blue Nile River, a day after President Trump said that Egypt will “blow up” the project it has called an existential …

‘Means our death’: Egyptian farmers fear effect of Ethiopia dam
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Means our death’: Egyptian farmers fear effect of Ethiopia dam

Al Jazeera  

The prospect of the mega-dam is a new worry for Egyptian farmers with water scarcity already a major problem. Now, Abu Kassem fears a dam Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the Nile’s main tributary, could add to the severe water shortages already hitting his village if no deal is struck to ensure a continued flow of water. It …

Ethiopian dam on Nile means our death, say Egypt's farmers
4 years, 4 months ago

Ethiopian dam on Nile means our death, say Egypt's farmers

India Today  

In the winter of 1964, Makhluf Abu Kassem was born in this agricultural community newly created at the far end of Egypt's Fayoum oasis. Now, Abu Kassem fears that a dam Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the Nile's main tributary, could add to the severe water shortages already hitting his village if no deal is struck to ensure …

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume AU-led talks over disputed dam
4 years, 4 months ago

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume AU-led talks over disputed dam

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Three key Nile basin countries on Sunday resumed online negotiations led by the African Union to resolve a years-long dispute over a giant hydroelectric dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, Egyptian and Ethiopian officials said. The two downstream nations, Egypt and Sudan, have repeatedly insisted Ethiopia must not start filling the reservoir without reaching a …

Pope urges Nile states to continue talks over disputed dam
4 years, 5 months ago

Pope urges Nile states to continue talks over disputed dam

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Pope Francis on Saturday urged Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to continue talks to resolve their years-long dispute over a massive dam Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile that has led to sharp regional tensions and fears of military conflict. Egypt and Sudan suspended talks with Ethiopia earlier this month after Ethiopia proposed linking a deal on the …

Ethiopia, Egypt reach ‘major common understanding’ on dam
4 years, 5 months ago

Ethiopia, Egypt reach ‘major common understanding’ on dam

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — Ethiopia’s prime minister said Tuesday his country, Egypt and Sudan have reached a “major common understanding which paves the way for a breakthrough agreement” on a massive dam project that has led to sharp regional tensions and led some to fear military conflict. Ethiopia has said the rising water is from heavy rains, and the new statement said …

Tensions over Nile River dam project as heavy rain sows confusion
4 years, 5 months ago

Tensions over Nile River dam project as heavy rain sows confusion

CNN  

CNN — Nine years of talks and several fragile agreements over how to share the water of the world’s longest river were almost thrown out of the window last week — all because of a bout of heavy rain. Satellite images released last Tuesday by the US-based company Maxar Technologies showed water pooling in a reservoir behind a controversial dam …

Egypt is backed into a corner over the Nile dam – it may have no choice but to go to war
4 years, 5 months ago

Egypt is backed into a corner over the Nile dam – it may have no choice but to go to war

The Independent  

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AP Interview: Ethiopia to fill disputed dam, deal or no deal
4 years, 6 months ago

AP Interview: Ethiopia to fill disputed dam, deal or no deal

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — It’s a clash over water usage that Egypt calls an existential threat and Ethiopia calls a lifeline for millions out of poverty. The years-long dispute pits Ethiopia’s desire to become a major power exporter and development engine against Egypt’s concern that the dam will significantly curtail its water supply if filled too quickly. This week some …

Sudan says talks on Ethiopia’s Nile dam fail to produce deal
4 years, 6 months ago

Sudan says talks on Ethiopia’s Nile dam fail to produce deal

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The latest round of talks between three key Nile basin countries have failed to resolve a contentious dispute over construction of a giant $4.6 billion hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia, Sudan’s irrigation minister said. Sudan’s Irrigation Minister Yasser Abbas told reporters in the Sudanese capital Khartoum after talks ended Wednesday that the three counties’ irrigation leaders have agreed on …

Days after winning Nobel Prize for Peace, Ethiopian premier Abiy Ahmed warns Egypt against war over dam dispute, Cairo 'shocked'
5 years, 2 months ago

Days after winning Nobel Prize for Peace, Ethiopian premier Abiy Ahmed warns Egypt against war over dam dispute, Cairo 'shocked'

Firstpost  

Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister warned Tuesday that if there’s a need to go to war over a dam project disputed with Egypt his country could muster millions of people, but he said only negotiation can resolve the current deadlock Addis Ababa: Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister warned Tuesday that if there’s a need to go to war …

Egypt’s options dwindle as Nile talks break down
5 years, 2 months ago

Egypt’s options dwindle as Nile talks break down

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The latest breakdown in talks with Ethiopia over its construction of a massive upstream Nile dam has left Egypt with dwindling options as it seeks to protect the main source of freshwater for its large and growing population. Speaking at the U.N. last month, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said he would “never” allow Ethiopia to impose a “de …

The Ethiopians are building a massive dam, and Egypt is worried
5 years, 9 months ago

The Ethiopians are building a massive dam, and Egypt is worried

LA Times  

Since Ethiopia announced plans nearly a decade ago to build a massive hydroelectric dam along the Blue Nile tributary, the Egyptian government has waited in dread at the prospects that its freshwater lifeline could slow by as much as 25%. “We don’t have any other resource in Egypt except the Nile water,” warned professor Nader Nour el-Din, a soil and …

Is Ethiopia taking control of the River Nile?
6 years, 2 months ago

Is Ethiopia taking control of the River Nile?

CNN  

Story highlights Ethiopia is building Africa's largest dam -- the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Situated on the Blue Nile, the dam could threaten Egypt's water supply Already facing water shortages, Egypt is desperate to maintain its dominance of the River Nile CNN — Look at Egypt on Google Earth and you will see a green line snaking through a sand-colored …

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