CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt received 10 Apache helicopters from the United States in the past week, security sources said on Saturday, a sign of easing tensions between the long-time allies confronting Islamist extremism across the region. The United States originally announced in April that it had decided to lift its hold on the delivery of
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World Bulletin/News Desk Consultations among experts of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt aimed at determining the impact of Ethiopia’s $4.8 billion dam project on the Nile’s upper reaches halted amid differences between Egypt and Ethiopia, an official said Sunday. The Tripartite National Committee (TNC) – a 12-member experts’ panel responsible of facilitating implementation of recommendations of
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Ethiopian official has denied claims that a multibillion dollar deal is facing financial problems and has said that the project will not encounter any such problems until its finalised. An Ethiopian official on Wednesday denied claims that a multibillion-dollar hydroelectric dam currently being constructed on the Nile River was facing financial problems. “The project has
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Ahram Online Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia were expected to consider international firm offers to conduct studies on the Grand Renaissance Dam Thursday, but several firms requested an extension 40% of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam completed: Ethiopian president The period for receiving offers from international firms to conduct studies on the impact of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance
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Ethiopia and Egypt are in the middle of diplomatic rapprochement to narrow their differences over the construction of a multi-billion hydroelectric dam on the Nile. World Bulletin/News Desk Ethiopia has finalized preparations to send a public diplomacy delegation to Egypt next month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. “Members of the delegation will
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(BBC)- Ethiopian government says the multi-billion dollar water project poses no threat to Egypt’s share of the Nile Egypt and Ethiopia have signed a series of trade agreements which could help smooth diplomatic tensions over use of the River Nile waters. The countries fell out over Ethiopia’s plans to construct a $4.3bn (£3.4bn) hydroelectric dam
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Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi will have a joint meeting at the end of the year to evaluate studies over navigational linking between Victoria Lake and the Mediterranean at Alexandria seaport. The project will link the Nile Basin countries and increase volume of the intra-regional trade. Ahmed Bahaa, head of
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Ahram Online Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia will choose by December an international firm to conduct studies on Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam, which Cairo fears will reduce its share of potable Nile water. In a press conference held in Cairo on Sunday, Egypt’s irrigation minister Hossam Moghazi said on Sunday this week’s tripartite talks over the
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By Hagar al-Dosoki Ethiopian Irrigation Minister Alemayehu Tegenu has said that his government was “keeping an open mind and heart” ahead of a tripartite technical committee meeting in Cairo on Thursday to discuss an Ethiopian mega dam currently being built on the Nile River. Ethiopian Irrigation Minister Alemayehu Tegenu has said that his government was
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By Nigel Wilson Egypt’s foreign minister (IB Times)-Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan are set for key talks on the next stage of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam, amid concerns over the potential impact downstream. Water and irrigation ministers from the three countries are due to meet in Cairo to select a consultancy body that would oversee the
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