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Dec
21
2023
By The African Mirror
Egypt says talks over Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have failed -statement

Egypt says talks over Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have failed -statement

NEWS
EGYPT said the latest talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) had failed but it would monitor the process of filling and operating the dam. "Egypt reserves its right, in accordance with international charters and accords, to defend its water and national security in case of any harm," Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said in a statement. In a statement, Ethiopia's foreign ministry said Egypt had "misrepresented" Ethiopia's positions in the talks, adding that Egypt's "colonial era mentality and erected roadblocks against efforts toward convergence". Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in…
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Jul
07
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

NEWS
EGYPT’S irrigation minister says he has received official notice from Ethiopia that it had begun filling the reservoir behind its giant hydropower dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), for a second year. Egypt has informed Ethiopia of its categorical rejection of the measure, which it regards as a threat to regional stability, Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aty said in a statement. Ethiopia says the dam on its Blue Nile is crucial to its economic development and providing power to its population. Egypt views the dam as a grave threat to its Nile water supplies, on which it is almost…
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Apr
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Solar and wind power could break the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deadlock

Solar and wind power could break the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deadlock

ENVIRONMENT
FOR several years, political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict over the near-complete Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The GERD is Africa’s largest hydropower plant. It dams the Blue Nile river coming from Ethiopia’s highlands just before it crosses into Sudan where, after merging with the White Nile, it continues northwards to Egypt. SEBASTIAN STERL, Researcher, Energy & Climate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ethiopia needs GERD’s electricity to lift millions of citizens out of poverty. But Egypt is concerned by GERD’s consequences for its agriculture, which depends completely on Nile water. Sudan, meanwhile, sees both…
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Apr
12
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt, Sudan reject Ethiopian dam proposal

Egypt, Sudan reject Ethiopian dam proposal

NEWS
EGYPT and Sudan have rejected an Ethiopian proposal to share data on the operations of its giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile after negotiations between the three countries in Kinshasa this week ended without progress. Ethiopia is pinning its hopes of economic development and power generation on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which Egypt fears will imperil its supply from the Nile. Sudan is also concerned about the impact on its own water flows. "Ethiopia invites Sudan and Egypt to nominate dam operators for data exchange before the filling of GERD in upcoming rainy seasons," the Ethiopian foreign ministry…
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Apr
07
2021
By The African Mirror
No progress in Ethiopian dam talks

No progress in Ethiopian dam talks

NEWS
EGYPT and Sudan said yesterday that the latest round of talks with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Kinshasa have ended with no progress made. Delegations from the three countries were meeting in the Democratic Republic of Congo hoping to break a deadlock in negotiations over a project Ethiopia says is key to its economic development and power generation. Egypt fears the dam will imperil its supplies of Nile water, while Sudan is concerned about the dam's safety and water flows through its own dams and water stations. Before the meetings began, Egypt had said they represented…
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Apr
06
2021
By The African Mirror
US, Sudan discuss peace process

US, Sudan discuss peace process

NEWS
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke yesterday with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on efforts to advance the peace process and promote political reforms, the State Department said in a statement. The two also discussed negotiations related to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the need to lower tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia, according to the statement.
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Feb
07
2021
By The African Mirror
Sudan’s warning on Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam

Sudan’s warning on Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam

NEWS
KHALID ABDELAZIZ ANY unilateral step by Ethiopia to fill its hydropower project, called the Renaissance Dam, in July would directly threaten Sudan's national security, Sudanese Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Yasser Abbas has said. Sudan is also proposing a mediation role for the United States, European Union, United Nations and African Union as a way of breaking the deadlock in talks about the dam between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia, Abbas told Reuters in an interview. His comments come at a time of increased tension between Sudan and Ethiopia over disputed farmland near their shared border. This is on top of…
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Jan
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt summons Ethiopia’s envoy over comments – statement

Egypt summons Ethiopia’s envoy over comments – statement

NEWS
THE Egyptian foreign ministry summoned the Ethiopian Chargé d'Affairs to Cairo on Wednesday to provide clarifications over comments made by the spokesman of the Ethiopian foreign ministry, it said. The comments "addressed" Egyptian internal affairs, the ministry added without providing more details. It was not immediately clear what comments had angered Egypt. Egyptian officials were not immediately available to comment. However, Qatar's Al Jazeera Media Network reported earlier today that Dina Mufti, the Ethiopian foreign ministry spokesperson, attacked Cairo for criticizing a giant dam that Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile and using the project to cover several…
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Oct
25
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia summons U.S. ambassador over Trump comments in dam dispute

Ethiopia summons U.S. ambassador over Trump comments in dam dispute

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW ETHIOPIA has summoned the U.S. ambassador over what it called an "incitement of war" between Ethiopia and Egypt from President Donald Trump over their dispute about the filling and operation of a massive hydropower dam. Trump called on Friday for an agreement between the countries, but added it was a dangerous situation and that Cairo could end up "blowing up that dam". Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister Gedu Andargachew summoned U.S. Ambassador Mike Raynor to Addis Ababa to seek clarifications on the comments. "The incitement of war between Ethiopia and Egypt from a sitting U.S. president neither reflects the…
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Aug
28
2020
By The African Mirror
Record floods cause deaths and widespread damage in Sudan

Record floods cause deaths and widespread damage in Sudan

NEWS
KHALID ABDELAZIZ  FLOOD waters in Sudan have reached the highest levels on record, killing dozens of people, destroying thousands of homes and encroaching on some neighbourhoods of the capital Khartoum. The flooding comes despite Ethiopia starting to fill the reservoir behind a giant new dam upstream on the Blue Nile in July. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is expected to help Sudan control future floods. Flooding regularly hits Sudan in summer, but this year's unprecedented water levels have left larger tracts of farmland submerged and residents around Khartoum are looking anxiously outside their homes for fear of the rising…
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