Ethiopia, Egypt to ink ‘political deal’ over Nile water

CAIRO – Egypt and Ethiopia are expected to sign a political declaration by this end of this month regarding the Nile river water and a controversial Ethiopian dam, Egyptian political sources have said. “The political declaration will be signed by leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia on the sidelines of the African Summit, due to be

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Ethiopia, Egypt to ink ‘political deal’ over Nile water

CAIRO – Egypt and Ethiopia are expected to sign a political declaration by this end of this month regarding the Nile river water and a controversial Ethiopian dam, Egyptian political sources have said. “The political declaration will be signed by leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia on the sidelines of the African Summit, due to be

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Ethiopia, Egypt to ink ‘political deal’ over Nile water

CAIRO – Egypt and Ethiopia are expected to sign a political declaration by this end of this month regarding the Nile river water and a controversial Ethiopian dam, Egyptian political sources have said. “The political declaration will be signed by leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia on the sidelines of the African Summit, due to be

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Ethiopia’s water projects

Ethiopia’s dam projects pose a grave threat to Egypt’s water security, writes By Maghawry Shehata Ethiopia has 12 river basins with a combined flow of 130 billion cubic metres per year. The country also sits atop vast subterranean water reserves. This huge water wealth needs to be wisely managed and used to support development. Towards

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Egyptian President Sisi Affirms Ethiopia’s Right to the Nile While Rejecting the Dam’s Capacity

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met on Monday, Abune Matthias, the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church who is visiting Egypt. Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Fayza Aboul Naga, the presidential national security adviser, attended the meeting. Presidential spokesperson Alaa Youssef said President Sisi stressed that Egypt hopes the people of Ethiopia achieve development and

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Egypt refuses Renaissance Dam storage capacity

Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia facing negotiation difficulties, says irrigation minister advisor Egypt rejected the current the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s (GERD) high storage capacity, as studies showed it will affect its national water security, reported state-owned Middle East News Agency (MENA) Sunday. The dam’s storage capacity reaches 74bn cubic meters. Calling such capacity “unjustified and

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Egyptian ministers sign pledge to protect Nile River

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb and other seven ministers and a number of media hosts, journalists and artists signed Monday a document pledging to protect the Nile water. “In light of the fierce attack against the Nile River which is the lifeline for Egyptians and the gift of their presence, and out of respect for the

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Egypt’s President to visit Ethiopia For African Union Summit

Al Ahram President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is to fly to Ethiopia for the African Union Summit after visiting Kuwait to discuss bilateral relations Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is scheduled to visit Ethiopia and Kuwait in January, presidency spokesman Alaa Youssef said in separate statements Sunday. El-Sisi will attend the 24th African Union Summit that will open

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Rapprochement on the Nile

By Goitom Gebreluel, Aljazeera The Egypt-Ethiopia dispute over the Nile basin can evolve into a strategic partnership. Ethiopia and Egypt have successfully managed to end their millennia-long rivalry over the river Nile. Ethiopia’s announcement in 2011 of its intention to construct Africa’s largest hydropower plant on its share of the Blue Nile led to developments

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