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Egypt-Ethiopia: Dam redesign request turned down

January 14, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Egypt’s request to increase the water outlets of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) from two to four has been rejected by Addis Ababa. During […]

Zambia: Police arrests 77 Ethiopians for illegal entry

January 6, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Zambian Immigration Service has arrested 77 Ethiopians in Lusaka for unlawful entry and stay in the country. According to “Time of Zambia” newspaper, the […]

Egypt: Public figures slam Grand Renaissance Dam deal, al-Sissi soothes criticism

December 31, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

A collective of Egyptian public figures, opposition figures, lawmakers Wednesday lambasted the tri-partite agreement signed between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance […]

Egypt tries to reassure population over Ethiopian dam

December 14, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Foreign minister and Water minister of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia met in Khartoum on Friday and Saturday to discuss the Grand Renaissance Dam being constructed […]

Eastern African Standby Force gets UK, Denmark boost

December 8, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

United Kingdom and Denmark on Monday unveiled plans to boost the Eastern African Standby Force (EASF). EASF – one of the five regional forces for […]

Ethiopia: Germany donates one million euro to help refugees

October 14, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

One month after the Ethiopian government announced that the number of people in need of relief assistance had increased to 8.2 million, Germany committed €1 […]

Somalia: Car bomb attack near presidential palace kills 5

September 22, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Five people have been killed after a car bomb exploded close to the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday, police said. The blast […]

Ethiopia inaugurates first modern light rail line in sub-Saharan Africa

September 21, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The first modern light rail line in Sub-Saharan Africa constructed by the China Railway Group (CREC) was inaugurated on September 20 in Ethiopia, when passenger […]

Zambia: Dangote Cement plans $900 Mln investment

August 5, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Dangote Cement plans to double investment in Zambia to around $900 million by building a second cement plant, the company’s vice-president said on Tuesday. Dangote […]