Source: What’s in Blue Today (29 June) Security Council members will hold an open videoconference (VTC) under the agenda item…
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“Why is Egypt threatening with war in Libya, not Ethiopia?”
On June 22, the Egyptian Arabi 21 news website carried the following opinion piece by Firas Abu Hilal: “Why is…
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Ethiopia takes its Nile dam to the UN
Source: AFP Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopia sees no reason to delay filling its controversial mega-dam despite warnings from Egypt…
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Nile Dam Talks: Unlocking a Dangerous Stalemate
Source: International Crisis Group Ethiopia and Egypt are in a heated standoff over a dam the former is building on…
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As it moves closer to Eritrea, Egypt eyes military base on Nora island
Source: Arab Weekly Cairo traditionally dismissed the idea of overseas regional bases owing to political sensitivities but has been investing…
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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan say final agreement on Nile dam next month
Source: Reuters Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan say final agreement on Blue Nile dam ready by next month WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ministers…
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Silence on key Nile talks in Washington – as Ethiopia threatens to start filling GERD in July
There has – so far – been little information about the critical talks under way in the US between Ethiopia,…
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Sink or swim: unlocking the Nile impasse
Source: Ethiopia Insight December 8, 2019by Mahemud Tekuya The only way to solve the disagreement between upstream Ethiopia and downstream…
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‘Classified document’ shows Ethiopia rejects Egypt’s demand for ‘natural average flow’ of Nile after GERD dam
Source: Addis Standard Addis Abeba, September 18/2019 – Sileshi Bekele (PhD), Ethiopia’s Minister of Water, Irrigation and Electricity said Ethiopia…
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UN confirms Egypt is holding five Eritrean refugees
Teklemariam Bekit Source: BBC Tigrinya The office of the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) in Egypt has confirmed that authorities there…
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