Ahram Online Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has called for the speeding up of negotiations over a controversial Rennaissance dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile, during talks with his Ethiopian counterpart Gedu Andargachew on Thursday, the foreign ministry said in a statement. Shoukry said Egypt will call a meeting …
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Egypt Today “The Ethiopian Airlines jet which crashed on Sunday morning, killing all passengers on board, including six Egyptians,” Ethiopian Airlines stated. The Ethiopian jet crashed after six minutes of taking-off from Addis Ababa, killing all the passengers on board. The airline said 149 passengers and eight crewmembers were …
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Egypt Independent Egyptian President Al-Sisi participated in a three-way summit with Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the side-lines of the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa on Sunday. The meeting is an extension of the GERD meetings between the leaders of the …
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Ahram Online The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Manager Kifle Horo said in a recent interview with the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) that the GERD will be filled in agreement with Egypt and Sudan. Speaking about the latest tripartite consultations between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan, Horo said that the filling of …
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Last year’s Nine Ministers Meeting between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia should lead to the establishment of the Blue Nile Management Authority, an important step forward in the management of regional water resources, writes Mohamed Higazy* Mohamed Higazy One of the most important developments in the drive towards an integrated approach to …
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Doaa El-Bey reviews another year of inconclusive meetings to determine the workings of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Doaa El-Bey – Al-Ahram Weekly More than three years have passed since Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan signed the Khartoum Declaration — the Declaration of Principles on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) — in …
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Ahram Online Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met on Sunday with his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed on the side-lines of the 11th African Union Extraordinary Summit in Addis Ababa, delivering a message from President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi on enhancing bilateral relations between the two countries, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported. The …
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In another attempt to get the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations back on track, diplomatic efforts have resumed. Doaa El-Bey: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) topped the priorities of both Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri’s visit to Addis Ababa and his Sudanese counterpart’s visit to Cairo this week. On Monday, …
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