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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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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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Jul
18
2022
By The African Mirror
Sisi and Biden discuss food security, energy in first meeting

Sisi and Biden discuss food security, energy in first meeting

NEWS
EGYPTIAN President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed food security and disruptions to energy supplies with U.S. President Joe Biden as they met for the first time on Saturday on the sidelines of an Arab summit in Jeddah, the Egyptian presidency said. The two leaders also addressed ways to revive a Palestinian peace process, and Egypt's efforts to secure a legally binding agreement over the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a statement from the Egyptian presidency said. Egypt has come under sharp financial pressure due to global price increases for commodities including wheat and oil that accelerated after Russia's…
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Jul
28
2020
By The African Mirror
Egypt and Sudan criticise Ethiopia at start of new Nile dam talks

Egypt and Sudan criticise Ethiopia at start of new Nile dam talks

NEWS
EGYPT and Sudan criticised Ethiopia for what they called unilateral filling of its Blue Nile dam at a new round of talks that kicked off on Monday to regulate the flow of water from the huge project. Sudan and Egypt both fear the $4 billion hydroelectric dam could lead to water shortages in their own countries. The Blue Nile is a tributary of the Nile, from which Egypt's 100 million people get 90% of their freshwater. Almost a decade of tortuous negotiations have failed to yield an agreement to regulate how Ethiopia will fill the reservoir and operate the dam…
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Jul
22
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to hold more talks on Renaissance dam

Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to hold more talks on Renaissance dam

NEWS
ETHIOPIA, Egypt and Sudan have agreed to resume talks to break a deadlock on the Grand Renaissance Dam reservoir on the Blue Nile, the leaders of the three countries have said. The announcements made separately by Ethiopian leader Abiy Ahmed, Sudan's Abdalla Hamdok and Egypt's presidency, followed a virtual mini-African Union summit that was called after they failed to reach an agreement earlier this month. "The extraordinary meeting... concluded with all parties reaching a major common understanding which paves the way for a breakthrough agreement," Abiy's office said in a statement which was posted on Twitter. South Africa's President Cyril…
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Mar
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Sudan requests mediation over Ethiopian dam

Sudan requests mediation over Ethiopian dam

NEWS
SUDAN’S prime minister has written to the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union, and the United States to formally request their mediation on the Nile water being used to fill Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the Sudanese foreign ministry announced yesterday. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok expressed concern over Ethiopia's stated intention of adding more water to the reservoir behind the hydropower dam for a second year in letters sent on Saturday, the statement added. Sudan had already floated the idea of the four-party mediation with Egyptian support after an African Union-led mediation effort stalled.
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Mar
08
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt ups pressure for Ethiopia dam deal

Egypt ups pressure for Ethiopia dam deal

NEWS
KHALID ABDELAZIZ and AIDAN LEWIS EGYPTIAN President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for a binding deal by the summer on the operation of a giant Ethiopian hydropower dam, as he made his first visit to neighbouring Sudan since the 2019 overthrow of Omar al-Bashir. Egypt also signalled support for Sudan in a dispute with Ethiopia over an area on the border between the two countries where there have recently been armed skirmishes. Both Egypt and Sudan lie downstream from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which Addis Ababa says is crucial to its economic development. Ethiopia, which says it has…
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Mar
31
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt’s Sisi warns of dire consequences

Egypt’s Sisi warns of dire consequences

NEWS
EGYPT’S President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said yesterday that there would be severe regional consequences if Egypt's water supply were affected by a giant hydropower dam being built by Ethiopia. Egypt, along with its southern neighbour Sudan, is seeking a legally binding agreement over the operations of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which Addis Ababa says is crucial to its economic development. However, talks have repeatedly stalled and Ethiopia began filling the reservoir behind the dam last year with no deal in place. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Photo: Paul Kagame/flickr It is expected to add water for a second year…
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Jul
20
2020
By The African Mirror
Kenya fishermen say they are squeezed by Ethiopian mega-dam

Kenya fishermen say they are squeezed by Ethiopian mega-dam

ENVIRONMENT
BAZ RATNER FISHERMEN on the shores of Kenya's Lake Turkana, the world's biggest desert lake, have no doubt about what is to blame for their dwindling fish stocks: a giant hydroelectric dam built by Ethiopia on the River Omo, which feeds the lake. "We are now seeing Nile perch stocks drastically reduce," said fisherman Fitbo Lalukol. He says boats must sail much further out into the lake to get a good catch. Officials at Ethiopia's ministry of water, irrigation and energy did not respond immediately to a Reuters request for comment on the fishermen's claims. Complaints about the Omo dam…
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Aug
06
2020
By The African Mirror
Egypt to withdraw from latest dam talks for internal consultations

Egypt to withdraw from latest dam talks for internal consultations

NEWS
EGYPT said on Tuesday that it has decided to withdraw from the latest round of tripartite negotiations with Ethiopia over its multi-billion dollar dam on the Blue Nile for internal consultations after Addis Ababa proposed new draft of filling guidelines. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is being built about 15 km (9 miles) from the Ethiopian border with Sudan on the Blue Nile, has become a major sticking point between the three countries. Egypt fears the $4 billion project could lead to water shortages upstream, while Sudan is concerned about the dam's safety. The Blue Nile is a tributary…
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