Egypt and Ethiopia are at loggerheads over the Nile

By KEITH JOHNSON 09 March 2014 WASHINGTON: Egypt’s musical-chairs government faces enough challenges. So why is a construction project almost 1,800 miles from Cairo provoking fears over Egypt’s national survival? Egypt and Ethiopia are butting heads over the Great Ethiopian

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Our response will be decisive: Egypt tells Ethiopia on Nile dispute

Sat, 08/03/2014 AFP Al-Masry Al-Youm Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy gave Ethiopia the harshest Egyptian warning to Ethiopia in relation to the dispute over Adis Ababa’s dam on the Nile River.   In an interview with Tahrir satellite channel late Friday,

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Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – The Troubled Water!

March 7th, 2014 Egypt’s musical-chairs government faces enough challenges. So why is a construction project almost 1,800 miles from Cairo provoking fears over Egypt’s national survival? Egypt and Ethiopia are butting heads over the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a $4

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Israel offers to mediate Ethiopia-Egypt dam row

Friday, March 07, 2014 ADDIS ABABA – Israeli Agriculture Minister Yair Shamir has voiced Israel`s readiness to assist Egypt and Ethiopia reach agreement over the latter`s construction of a multibillion-dollar hydroelectric dam on the Nile River. According to Ethiopia`s state-run

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Egypt seeks Saudi help on Ethiopia water dispute

EGYPT PULSE 06 March 2014 The Blue Nile flows into Ethiopia’s Great Renaissance Dam in Guba Woreda in Ehthiopia, June 28, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri) CAIRO — Egypt is considering preparing a formal request for Gulf mediation under the leadership of

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Ex-irrigation minister believes Egypt not proactive enough on Ethiopian dam risks

Mar 6, 2014  Former Minister of Irrigation Mohamed Nasr El-Deen said in a press conference that Egypt is not being proactive enough about the risks of the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam. The conference took place Wednesday in Cairo, organised by

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Nile Dispute and the Dilemma of National Approaches

By Ahmed El Jechtimi  March 5, 2014  Amid deep political turmoil, there is a mounting concern in Egypt as Ethiopia forges ahead with its plan to build the $4.8 billion Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile’s main tributary. The hydroelectric dam,

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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – A Symbol Of Regional Integration

March 4, 2014  VENTURES AFRICA – Ethiopia has always been the major contributor of the Nile, with its Blue Nile feeding the rainfall from the Ethiopian Highlands to the wider Nile downstream. Since the Government announced the start of construction

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(lol News) Ex-high ranking military: According to some treaty back in the day, Egypt owns one third of Ethiopia.

Egyptian Ex-high ranking military officer broke the news that according to some treaty back in the day, Egypt owns one third of Ethiopia… - See more at:dailynewsegypt.com

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Egypt irrigation minister denounces Ethiopia’s ‘obstinacy’ on dam

The Renaissance Dam has been a source of concern for the Egyptian government, with anxiety high that it would negatively affect Egypt’s share of Nile water MENA, Ahram Online , Monday 3 Mar 2014 Egypt’s Irrigation Minister Mahmoud Abdel-Muttalib denounced

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