Ethiopia security source confirms 3 Egyptians arrested near S. Sudan border

Turkish Press Thursday, May 09, 2014 ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian security forces have arrested three Egyptians in Ethiopia’s westernmost Gambela region near the border with South Sudan, a senior security source said. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity,

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Ethiopia’s dam project weighs down on economy

Aljazeera Backers of Great Renaissance project insist Africa’s biggest dam construction will have benefits beyond Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s plans to build Africa’s biggest dam may threaten economic growth. The country has one of the continent’s fastest growing non-oil producing economies. But

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Fact and fiction: Diverting water from the Congo to the Nile

Talk of diverting water from the Congo River to Egypt is pure fantasy, shifting attention from less costly and more effective strategies for conserving Nile Basin water resources By Ahmed El-Sayed Al-Naggar , AhramOnline Some suggest diverting 112 billion cubic

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My Takes on the Ethiopian Dam and the Addis Ababa Master Plan: Messay Kebede

By Messay Kebede The issue of the so-called “Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam” has proven very tricky for all those Ethiopians who oppose the present regime. On the one hand, no Ethiopian wants to see Ethiopia’s right to use the waters of

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Al-Sisi urges Ethiopia to understand Egypt water concerns

World Bulletin / News Desk Egypt’s presidential election Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has called on Ethiopia to understand the Egyptian concerns about the Nile water. “There must be a mutual understanding between the two countries,” al-Sisi said during a meeting with an

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3 Egyptians caught in Gambella, accused of spying

The Upper Nile Times By TekleMariam GAMBELLA – The regional state government  of Gambella caught today 3 Egyptian nationals who penetrated to the the region via the war torn South Sudan in what the regional government of Ethiopia believed to

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Geopolitics On Nile Water – Its Implications On S. Sudan Conflict

South Sudan News Agency BY DENG MADING GATWECH 6 MAY 2014 OPINION In Africa, access to water is one of the most critical aspects of human survival. Today, about one third of the total population lack access to water, constituting

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Geopolitics On Nile Water – Its Implications On S. Sudan Conflict

South Sudan News Agency BY DENG MADING GATWECH 6 MAY 2014 OPINION In Africa, access to water is one of the most critical aspects of human survival. Today, about one third of the total population lack access to water, constituting

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Egyptian satellite to monitor construction of Ethiopia’s disputed dam

Officials in Cairo hope that the satellite’s findings will strengthen their position in the debate over Ethiopia’s projected hydroelectric dam Ahram Online , Wednesday 30 Apr 2014 A new Egyptian satellite will track the construction of an Ethiopian hydroelectric dam

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Misplaced opposition to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

By Minga Negash, Seid Hassan and Mammo Muchie April 30, 2014 The 1929 Nile water allocation agreement that was signed by Egypt and the United Kingdom (which excluded Ethiopia and nearly all other upper basin countries) allocated 48 billion (65%)

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