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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CAIRO: Egypt denied Thursday media reports claiming that the reservoir of Ethiopia’s controversial Renaissance Dam is being filled with Nile water and has caused water shortages in Egypt’s major cities. Egyptian Minister of Irrigation Hossam Moghazy said Wednesday in a statement that the ministry is following up construction works of the Ethiopian Dam and confirmed
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Dutch consultancy firm Deltares has decided not to participate in studies related to the assessment of the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam. In an email to Ahram Hebdo, the consultancy firm said it concluded that the conditions imposed by the Tripartite National Committee (TNC), which includes representatives from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, and the French consultancy
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Source: Al Ahram, By Menna Alaa El-Din A deadline for the foreign consultancy firms to finalise their report on the dam will be decided when the tripartite committee meets later this week Egypt’s Minister of Irrigation, Hossam Moghazi, said on Monday that the tripartite committee for Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam will meet on 20 and 21
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CAIRO — Studies analyzing the effects of the proposed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam were due six months ago, but the parties involved have yet to agree on how consultants should even approach the studies. Author Walaa Hussein Persisting differences among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan keep delaying the studies, which Egypt hopes will prove that the
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Studies by international consultant reveal GERD’s social, economic and environmental threats on Egypt and Sudan Egypt’s Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources received on Monday two international studies on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The two studies were conducted by two European offices, one in the Netherlands and one in France, and thoroughly outlined
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Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have agreed to form a permanent trilateral forum which will enable them to consult on mutual issues mainly grievances and differences on the Ethiopia’s dam being built on river Nile, reports said on Friday.The agreement came late on Thursday after leaders of the three countries held a trilateral consultation to further
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Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have agreed to form a permanent trilateral forum which will enable them to consult on mutual issues mainly grievances and differences on the Ethiopia’s dam being built on river Nile, reports said on Friday.The agreement came late on Thursday after leaders of the three countries held a trilateral consultation to further
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Ethiopian counterpart Tedros Adhanom on the sidelines of the African Union Executive Council meetings held in the South African capital. Shoukry was keen to convene with his Ethiopian counterpart one day after an Egyptian-Ethiopian-Sudanese summit was held in Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh city, spokesman for the Foreign
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Ethiopian counterpart Tedros Adhanom on the sidelines of the African Union Executive Council meetings held in the South African capital. Shoukry was keen to convene with his Ethiopian counterpart one day after an Egyptian-Ethiopian-Sudanese summit was held in Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh city, spokesman for the Foreign
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