Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed Egyptian-Ethiopian bilateral relations on Tuesday with his Ethiopian counterpart Minister Workineh Gebeyehu, and congratulated him on becoming the country’s top diplomat.
According to a statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shoukry told …
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In Egypt, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been the target of bitter criticism and even violent protests this year.
Protests at the agency’s Cairo headquarters – including one man setting himself on fire – …
Egypt has dismissed allegations that it funds and trains members of Ethiopian opposition groups responsible for the ongoing violent anti-government protests in the East African country.
On Tuesday, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denied the claims made by Ethiopian authorities on Monday. …
Ethiopian authorities have announced plans to raise 1.8 billion Birr (about $58 million) for the construction of the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD).
The Office of the National Council for the Coordination of Public Participation for the GERD’s construction said …
Ethiopia has suspended the importation of medicines from 11 Egyptian pharmaceutical manufacturers after they failed to meet the country’s health criteria.
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health suspended trade with the companies after officials visited Egypt recently to inspect their facilities,” Middle …
Egyptian officials are outraged by remarks by Ethiopia’s communication minister that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is about 70 percent complete.
Minister Getachew Reda said this week that the completion of the mega-dam has become a “reality,” and that …
Debris from EgyptAir Flight 804 has been found in Alexandria on Friday. The Airbus 320, which was heading to Cairo from Paris, crashed into the Mediterranean with 56 passengers and ten crew members aboard.
The items which were reportedly found …
Ethiopia hosted another tripartite meeting over the technical studies of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Addis Ababa this week.
The irrigation and foreign ministers of Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia reportedly met to reach a consensus on the hydro-dam.…
Egypt has questions for Ethiopia regarding the construction of a new 2,000-megawatt dam which was announced by Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn during a speech in parliament last week.
Egypt’s Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazy said on Tuesday that Cairo needed more …
The Presidents of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan agreed to join forces on Saturday after a meeting regarding updates on the construction of the Ethiopia Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir met President …
Egypt has pulled away from the East African Power Pool (EAPP) after refusing to sign a regional energy master plan due to concerns over the construction of hydropower projects along the Nile River – its only source of fresh water.…
Two French firms are finally set to conduct studies on how the construction Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is likely to affect the Nile and its flow.
On Tuesday, the foreign and water resources ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan …
Sudan’s capital Khartoum will on Friday host a tripartite meeting involving Egypt and Ethiopia. The meeting, which was postponed last Saturday, a day before it was scheduled to take place, will focus on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).…
Ethiopia has postponed a meeting with Egypt and Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The announcement came on Saturday, a day before the initial meeting was supposed to be held in Khartoum.
Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom requested …
Egyptian authorities have arrested 11 Somalis and ten Ethiopians for entering the country illegally. Egypt is believed to be a transit point for illegal immigrants heading to Europe via the Mediterranean.
According to the Cairo Post, the East African …
A high ranking Ethiopian official has confirmed that the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is almost 50 percent complete.
Debre-Tsion Gebre-Michael, the finance and economic cluster coordinator as well as the minister of information, communication and technology, …
By Nigel Wilson
Egypt’s foreign minister returned from Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa confident that the two countries would work together to protect Egypt’s water rights as the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam goes ahead.
Sameh Shoukry said his Ethiopian …
By Yohannes Anberbir
The Reporter-(Addis Ababa)-Water affairs ministers of Ethiopia and Sudan rejected their Egyptian counterpart’s latest proposal on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) while agreeing unanimously to hire an international consultant that will conduct a study on the …
The irrigation ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan resumed their discussions over the contentious Grand Ethiopia Reniassance Dam (GERD) in Khartoum on Monday after an unexpected five-months long break.
Egyptian daily Al Ahram reported that the official opening session of …
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has vowed not permit the protracted diplomatic row with neighbouring Ethiopia evolve into a serious crisis.
He made this comment during his inaugural address at the Qubba Palace on Sunday, adding that Egypt recognizes the value of …
Officials from Uganda and South Sudan have expressed opposition to the suggestions of Tanzania’s foreign minister for a re-negotiation of the 2010 Comprehensive Framework Agreement on the Nile river.
Bernard Kamillius Membe told Tanzanian legislators last week that he plans …
Officials from Ethiopia and Egypt have voiced willingness to re-engage in negotiations to resolve their dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Tripartite talks between the water ministries of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan broke down earlier in the year …
Ethiopia’s Minister of Defense, Siraj Fegessa, has told the country’s legislators that his ministry is prepared to shield the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) from any attacks.
He relayed this information while presenting his ministry’s bi-annual performance report to the …
The Central Bank of Egypt has ordered all banks in the country to freeze their dealings with Sudanese banks over concerns that these institutions may be violating international financial laws.
Reports indicate that the verbal directive also includes Qatar and …
The Ethiopian government has heightened diplomatic efforts to secure the support of the Egyptian government for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile.
The $4.3 billion facility, which is set to be the largest …
The 4th EU-Africa Summit kicked off yesterday in Brussels, with attendance from African and European leaders from about 80 nations.
Leaders from the two continents have converged in Belgium to discuss commerce as the deadline approaches for tariff-free trade …
The Ethiopian government has taken a number of foreign journalists on a tour of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) construction site.
According to the Communication Affairs Office, the visit is to enable foreign media houses get some “first hand” …
The Italian Ambassador to Egypt, Maurizio Massari, has revealed that his government is willing to mediate the negotiations between Ethiopia and Egypt over the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
According to a report by Egypt’s Aswat Masriya, Mr. Massari …
The spokesman for Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry, Dina Mufti, has refuted a request by Egyptian authorities that the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is halted until the impasse between both nations is resolved.
According to a report by …
After the failure of thee-plus years of wrangling negotiations to settle the disagreement over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Mohamed Abd Al-Mottaleb, the Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources of Egypt has put forward a rather divisive suggestion on …
The White house has announced on Tuesday that the United States will host the first U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington, DC, later in the year.
A statement from spokesman Jay Carney said, “The White House is pleased to announce that …
The Egyptian Minister for Irrigation and Water Resources Muhammad al Din Allam has revealed that in light of the inability to traverse the disagreement with Ethiopia, Egypt has decided to call for the intervention of international bodies to settle their …
Africa’s largest hydropower project – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – is reportedly under threat, as Egypt and Ethiopia are yet to transverse a deadlock in negotiations over the Nile’s flow, reports indicate.
The construction of the dam, taking place …
The latest meeting between the ministers of water resources of Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt failed to resolve the lingering dispute over the construction of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance dam.
According to reports, the ministers closed the meeting yesterday following a failure …
Experts and ministers of water resources from Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt yesterday concluded a two-day meeting in Khartoum over the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
The meeting, which has been described as successful, was convened for the three nations …
The Egyptian military is due to dispatch an attache to the country’s embassy in Kampala, in a move that is expected to enable Uganda benefit from Egypt’s highly ranked military prowess, according to a report by The Observer.
The …
Ministers from Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt are scheduled to attend a meeting in Khartoum today in an attempt to reach an agreement over the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD).
This is the second time minsters from these countries are meeting …
Ethiopia and Egypt have once again failed to settle their dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), after a short meeting between Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour in Kuwait earlier in the week.
According …
The Water Resources and Irrigation Ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan are scheduled to meet in Khartoum on December 8th.
The forthcoming meeting was announced yesterday, after a brief meeting between the ministers in Khartoum.
Osama Adballah, the …