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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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 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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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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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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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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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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03 March 2014 By Patrick Kisembo DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – The government wants the Nile waters to shared by all countries it passes through. The affirmation was made last week by President Jakaya Kikwete when having talks in Dar…
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02/28/14 Al Ahram The dispute between Cairo and Addis Ababa over the Renaissance Dam sees a long abandoned project given a new lease of life. Reem Leila reports When Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi met with Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete on…
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Feb. 27, 2014 CAIRO, Feb. 27 (UPI) – Egypt may be in the throes of political turmoil, but the government has begun a diplomatic offensive aimed at stopping Ethiopia from building a huge hydroelectric dam on the Nile River that Cairo…
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