Ethiopia fills the reservoir of the Great Renaissance Dam!
Ethiopia announced on Monday, July 19, the end of the filling of its controversial large dam known as the “Renaissance Dam” (GERD). This filling had […]
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UN Security Council entrusts AU to supervise Renaissance Dam discussions
On Thursday, July 8, the United Nations pushed Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume negotiations on the Great Renaissance Dam on the Nile, under the […]
Negotiations resume between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam
Difficult resumption of negotiations between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam, the future largest dam in Africa built by Ethiopia. An agreement on […]
Cairo seeks World Bank intervention in Ethiopia’s Nile dam saga
The Egyptian government on Tuesday requested that the World Bank intervene to resolve tensions with Ethiopia over a massive dam on the Nile River. According […]
Sudan: Khartoum issues flood warning as Nile rises
Sudanese authorities on Monday warned people living near the banks of the Nile to be wary of “massive flooding”, as water levels of the river […]
South Sudan: UN concerned about civilians fleeing clashes in Upper Nile
The UN has expressed concern about what is already the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis, as thousands of South Sudanese civilians are fleeing to neighboring […]
US extends Sudan’s economic sanctions
The United States has extended its economic sanctions against Sudan by three months, the State Department said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the […]
Millennia-old mummy found in Egypt tomb in “very good condition”
Egypt’s antiquities ministry on Sunday said Spanish archaeologists have discovered a multi-millennial Pharaonic mummy “in very good condition” in a tomb near Luxor, in south […]
Egypt forgoes Ethiopia’s dam, accepts diminished influential African role
Despite the ongoing differences between Egypt and Ethiopia over the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, a main tributary on the […]
Egypt/Ethiopia: the Nile dam discussions
Egypt and Ethiopia have meet to discuss their dispute over the Nile Dam after the latter vowed that it will go ahead with plans to […]