Ahram Online The Egyptian president’s statement comes 24 hours after signing a new agreement between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Renaissance dam meetings extended to third day amid ‘hopes of positive results’ Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi told the Egyptians on Wednesday not to worry about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam,
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Egyptian FM Sameh Shoukri (L) shakes the hand of Ethiopian FM Tedros Adhanom (R) alongside Sudanese FM Ibrahim Ghandour after signing an agreement following talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project, in Khartoum on December 29, 2015. Two French engineering companies were chosen Tuesday to carry out environmental impact studies on Ethiopia’s planned Grand
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By Andualem Sisay, The East African From thousands of kilometres of railways and highways to mega dams to tens of thousands of partially government-sponsored houses to cobblestone roads, Ethiopia is a nation under-construction. About a fifth of the 10.3 per cent growth registered in the 2013/14 budget year was attributable to construction activity, according to
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Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Ethiopian News Agency says Egypt’s irrigation minister has toured the site in western Ethiopia where the country is building a controversial dam on the Blue Nile River. The Ethiopian agency said Monday that Hossam El-Moughazi’s visit Sunday marked the first time that an Egyptian official has been able
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By Getachew Begashaw (PhD) Building the GERD In the first two partsof this series, we presented a focused analysis of the GERD, based on evidentiary information that is available in the public domain. We argued objectively and cogently that the social, economic, environmental and ecological adverse impacts of the GERD could be incalculable, and that the
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Marina Barsoum, Ahram Minister of Irrigation Mohamed Abdel-Motteleb told Al-Ahram daily newspaper that Egypt may in a few days send an official statement demanding that construction of the Ethiopian dam be halted until a mutually agreeable solution is found. Irrigation Ministry…
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Feb 13, 2014 World Bulletin Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said Wednesday that Egypt would be on the losing side if it referred the issue of Ethiopia’s multibillion-dollar hydroelectric dam project to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). “We’re ready…
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By Aya Nader Feb 3, 2014 If Ethiopia wants to generate electricity, it should build a smaller dam, Minister of Irrigation Mohammad Abdul Muttalib said Monday, according to state-owned Al-Ahram. The remarks came during a visit to Sharqeya governorate to…
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Al-Monitor Security guards look at the construction of Ethiopia’s Great Renaissance Dam, June 28, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri) Technical negotiations among water ministers from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have reached a dead end after all parties refused the proposals…
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