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 Ethiopians felt vindicated when the U.S. National Security Council tweeted that “257 million people in east Africa are relying on Ethiopia to show strong leadership, which means striking a fair deal.” In reply to that, Ethiopia’s foreign minister said: “Statements issued from governments and other institutions on the dam should be crafted carefully not to take sides and impair the fragile talks, especially at this delicate time. Egypt’s foreign ministry issued a statement Friday saying Egypt has urged the Security Council to intervene in the dispute to help the parties reach a “fair and balanced solution” and prevent Ethiopia from “taking any unilateral actions.” The latest talks saw officials from the U.S., European Union and South Africa, the current chairman of the African Union, attending as observers. The Sudanese minister said his country and Egypt rejected Ethiopia’s attempts to include articles on water sharing and old Nile treaties in the dam deal.

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Ten countries agree Nile water-sharing deal despite Egypt opposition
2 months, 1 week ago

Ten countries agree Nile water-sharing deal despite Egypt opposition

The Independent  

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

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, 3 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, 5 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, …

Ethiopian prime minister meets Sudan’s leaders in Khartoum
1 year, 10 months ago

Ethiopian prime minister meets Sudan’s leaders in Khartoum

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held talks with various Sudanese leaders in Khartoum on Thursday, a sign of rekindling ties between the neighboring African countries, authorities said. For several years Sudan has been at odds with Ethiopia over border disputes and its construction of a massive dam on the Blue Nile that also has caused tensions with downstream …

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, 3 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, 5 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, 5 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 …

UNSC discusses Ethiopia dam amid strained ties with Egypt, Sudan
3 years, 5 months ago

UNSC discusses Ethiopia dam amid strained ties with Egypt, Sudan

Al Jazeera  

Security Council meeting comes after Ethiopia informed downstream nations Egypt and Sudan it has begun the second phase of filling GERD. Thursday’s open session comes after Egypt and Sudan turned to the 15-member body as Ethiopia began this week the second stage of filling GERD. Egypt and Sudan have been pushing Ethiopia to sign a binding deal over the filling …

Egypt urges UN to back call for binding deal on Ethiopia dam
3 years, 5 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Egypt angry as it says Ethiopia has resumed filling GERD
3 years, 5 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 …

Sudan wants UN Security Council to discuss Ethiopia’s Nile dam
3 years, 6 months ago

Sudan wants UN Security Council to discuss Ethiopia’s Nile dam

Al Jazeera  

Sudan, Egypt want international community to intervene ahead of Ethiopia’s plans to go ahead with the second filling of the dam this summer. Sudan has asked the United Nations Security Council to meet and discuss a dispute over a giant dam being built by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile. Earlier this month, Sudan and Egypt agreed to work together on …

Ethiopia rejects Arab League resolution on Renaissance Dam
3 years, 6 months ago

Ethiopia rejects Arab League resolution on Renaissance Dam

Al Jazeera  

Addis Ababa slams the bloc’s communique calling on UN Security Council to intervene in Ethiopia’s dispute with Egypt and Sudan. Ethiopia has rejected an Arab League resolution calling on the United Nations Security Council to intervene in a lingering dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over a massive dam Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile, the Nile River’s …

Arab League backs calls for UN intervention in dam dispute
3 years, 6 months ago

Arab League backs calls for UN intervention in dam dispute

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Arab foreign ministers on Tuesday backed calls for the United Nations Security Council to intervene in a lingering dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over a massive dam Addis Ababa is building on Nile River’s main tributary. Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said the Arab countries will press for the Security Council to hold an urgent session …

Arab states call for UNSC intervention over Ethiopian dam dispute
3 years, 6 months ago

Arab states call for UNSC intervention over Ethiopian dam dispute

Al Jazeera  

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Palestine on the agenda of Arab League foreign ministers’ talks in Doha. The decision announced by Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit came after a meeting on Tuesday in Qatar called by downstream Nile countries Egypt and Sudan. “There is a united Arab position,” Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told the …

Congo leader visits Sudan, Egypt for talks on Nile dispute
3 years, 7 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 threatens legal action if Ethiopia dam filled without deal
3 years, 8 months ago

Sudan threatens legal action if Ethiopia dam filled without deal

Al Jazeera  

A Sudanese minister has warned that his country could take legal action against Ethiopia if the latter goes ahead with plans to fill a mega-dam on the Blue Nile without first reaching a deal with Khartoum and Cairo. In a series of Twitter posts on Friday, Sudan’s Irrigation Minister Yasser Abbas also said Ethiopia had “objected” to an invitation for …

Sudan invites Ethiopia, Egypt to Nile Dam summit
3 years, 8 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’s el-Sisi warns ‘all options open’ after dam talks fail
3 years, 8 months ago

Egypt’s el-Sisi warns ‘all options open’ after dam talks fail

Al Jazeera  

Latest round of negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia concluded on with no resolution to long-running disputes about GERD. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has warned that “all options are open” after the latest round of talks between his country, Sudan and Ethiopia about a giant dam built by the latter on the Blue Nile ended without progress. “I am …

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia talks over Nile dam fail
3 years, 8 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 …

Sudan’s cabinet backs UAE mediation in disputes with Ethiopia
3 years, 9 months ago

Sudan’s cabinet backs UAE mediation in disputes with Ethiopia

Al Jazeera  

Tensions around the control of farmland in the border town of al-Fashqa recently witnessed a deadly escalation, while talks over GERD have reached an impasse. Sudan’s transitional cabinet has backed an initiative by the United Arab Emirates to mediate in a border dispute with Ethiopia, as well as over a controversial large dam built by Addis Ababa on the Blue …

US: Aid pause to Ethiopia no longer linked to dam dispute
3 years, 10 months ago

US: Aid pause to Ethiopia no longer linked to dam dispute

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States says it has decided to “de-link” its suspension of millions of dollars of aid to Ethiopia from that country’s dispute with Egypt over a massive hydroelectric dam project. But the State Department early Friday said that does not mean all the roughly $272 million in security and development assistance will immediately start to flow, …

Ethiopia Dam: Talks break down between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt
3 years, 11 months 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
3 years, 11 months 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 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 …

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan fail to make progress on disputed dam
4 years, 1 month 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 …

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 …

US suspends some aid to Ethiopia over dam dispute with Egypt
4 years, 3 months ago

US suspends some aid to Ethiopia over dam dispute with Egypt

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — On the guidance of President Donald Trump, the State Department said Wednesday the U.S. is suspending some aid to Ethiopia over the “lack of progress” in the country’s talks with Egypt and Sudan over a massive, disputed dam project it is completing on the Nile River. A State Department spokesperson told The Associated Press the decision to “temporarily …

‘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, 4 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’s leader hails 1st filling of massive, disputed dam
4 years, 5 months ago

Ethiopia’s leader hails 1st filling of massive, disputed dam

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s prime minister on Wednesday hailed the first filling of a massive dam that has led to tensions with Egypt, saying two turbines will begin generating power next year. The first filling of the dam’s reservoir, which Ethiopia’s government attributes to heavy rains, “has shown to the rest of the world that our country could stand …

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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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 …

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