Naming consultancy office for Ethiopia dam to take more time

By Al-Masry Al-Youm       Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi said that Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have decided to defer the announcement of the name of the consultancy office chosen to conduct more studies on Ethiopia’s controversial Renaissance Dam. The postponement came at the request of the 12-expert tripartite committee, which comprises experts from

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Hydro diplomacy on the Nile

(Al Jazeera )-A long-simmering water conflict between Ethiopia and Egypt has moved a step closer to resolution, after the countries’ foreign ministers announced last week they had reached a preliminary agreement on sharing Nile water. The deal, which still needs to be approved by the heads of state of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, appears to

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Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt agree basis of Nile water deal

Khartoum (AFP) – The foreign ministers of Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia said early on Friday they had reached the basis of an agreement on the sharing of Nile waters and Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam. “A full agreement has been reached between our three countries on the principles of the use of the eastern Nile Basin

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Sudan hosts meeting to discuss impact of Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam

A tripartite meeting between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam will start in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, on Tuesday, APA learns here. The delegations comprising ministers of foreign affairs and water resources from both Egypt and Ethiopia have arrived in Khartoum on Monday. The three previous meetings held in Khartoum and Addis Ababa

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Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt to choose firm by first week of March

Egypt’s irrigation ministry spokesman says countries to choose firm by first week of March Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have received offers from four firms to conduct technical studies on the latter’s large-scale dam project, which Cairo fears will affect its supply of water from the Nile River. Alaa Yassin, spokesperson on the Ethiopia dam issue

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Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to meet over ‘unresolved’ dam issues in March

Ahram Online The tripartite committee of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan is set to meet in the Sudanese capital Khartoum next month to discuss unresolved issues over the contested Ethiopian dam, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. Sudanese water resources and electricity minister Mutaz Moussa said the meeting aims to reach an agreement on a political framework

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Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt to meet in March over Renaissance Dam Renaissance Dam

CAIRO: Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will meet March 1 in Khartoum to evaluate bids offered by consultation companies for conducting studies on the impact of the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile downstream countries, announced Egyptian Minister of Irrigation Houssam el-Moughazi Tuesday. Moughazi  told Youm7 Tuesday the deadline for the five companies to submit

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Al-Sisi, Ethiopia’s PM agree on further Renaissance Dam coordination

Daily News Egypt President attended AU’s opening session before urgent return to Cairo following North Sinai attacks President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi travelled to Addis Ababa on 29 January as the AU summit is to conclude Saturday.  (Photo Presidency Handout) President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said Egypt does not oppose Ethiopia’s right to development through implementation of

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Ethiopia aims to soothe Egypt fears over the Nile

Al Arabiya Wednesday, 28 January 2015 Ahead of the upcoming African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s prime minister has sought to soothe Egyptian fears over the potential impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam on the Arab country’s share of Nile River water. In an interview conducted by Egyptian journalistAbdel Latif Elmenawy for Al

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Ethiopia, Egypt Fms Assess ‘Technical Progress’ On Nile Dam

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, held talks on Tuesday to discuss a multibillion dollar hydroelectric dam being built by Addis Ababa on the Nile’s upper reaches. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, held talks on Tuesday to discuss a multibillion-dollar hydroelectric dam being built

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