After a two day visit to Asmara, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has issued this announcement. But how should we interpret…
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Tag: Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
High stakes as regional leaders gather in South Sudan and Sudan
The meetings currently under way in the South Sudanese capital, Juba and the Sudanese capital, Khartoum could shape the future…
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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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Does President Trump really expect Egypt to “blow up that dam” – Ethiopia’s GERD?
“It’s a very dangerous situation because Egypt is not going to be able to live that way,” Trump told reporters…
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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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Ethiopia,Egypt and Sudan agree to resume talks on the Nile on Tuesday
Source: Sudan Tribune August 16, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Irrigation in Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia…
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Ethiopian power play can electrify regional cooperation
Source: Ethiopia Insight August 11, 2020 by Tsedeke Yihunie Woldu The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam can transform Ethiopia even while it…
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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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