Rashid Abdi – one of the most shrewd commentators on the Horn of Africa has posted these Tweets – which…
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Military confrontation in Ethiopia, Trump and geopolitics of dams
Source: LSE Ethiopia’s internal conflicts are worsening at a time it needs unity for its tense relations with Egypt and…
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Trump and Africa: How Ethiopia was ‘betrayed’ over Nile dam
Source: BBC By Farouk Chothia BBC News IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionDonald Trump has backed Egypt’s President Sisi over the River…
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Ethiopia slams Trump suggestion Egypt could blow up its Nile dam
“Ethiopia will not cave into aggressions of any kind, nor do we give recognition to a right that is entirely…
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U.S. Halts Some Foreign Assistance Funding to Ethiopia Over Dam Dispute with Egypt, Sudan
Programs that are on the chopping block include security assistance, counterterrorism and military education and training, anti-human trafficking programs, and…
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Trump Mulls Withholding Aid to Ethiopia Over Controversial Dam
“The Trump administration has gotten it into its head that it has to take Egypt’s side on this,” said one…
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What’s behind President Isaias’s travels?
President Isaias Afwerki has been a busy man. On the 5th of May he returned to Asmara after seeing Prime…
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Egypt accepts Ethiopia-Sudan proposal to renegotiate dam dispute
Source: al-Jazeera Agreement needs to allow for ‘Egypt’s water interests as well as those of Ethiopia and Sudan’ says foreign…
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Sudan, Egypt resume talks on Nile dam project
Sudan’s prime minister is leading mediation efforts to convince Ethiopia to return to negotiations “Sudan’s prime minister will phone Ethiopian…
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Egypt takes dispute over Ethiopia’s Nile dam to UN Security Council
Source: The National Letter sent to top UN body stresses Cairo’s willingness to come to arrangement with Addis Ababa …
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