Tag: Nile

No breakthrough in Egypt-Ethiopia Nile water talks

September 28, 2019

Talks between Egypt and Ethiopia on sharing the Nile water have hit a dead-end as both parties trade accusations. As Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam, the largest ... Read More

Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia Agree to Hold Periodical Meetings on Nile

May 18, 2018

A breakthrough has been reached by Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia in their long dispute over the distribution of Nile water as Addis Ababa nears completion ... Read More

Egypt, Sudan & Ethiopia reach agreement on Nile dam construction

December 30, 2015

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia Tuesday in Khartoum agreed to change one of the two European companies commissioned to study the impacts of the Ethiopian Grand ... Read More

Egypt gets €50m AfDB loan to develop agriculture

June 19, 2015

Cairo’s request for a €50.20 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for agricultural purposes has been approved by the bank’s board. The amount ... Read More

Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan reach Renaissance Dam principle agreement

March 6, 2015

Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have reached a preliminary agreement that has helped them to overcome their main differences. The three countries have the main share ... Read More

Egypt sidelines linkage of Nile and River Congo for technicalities

January 21, 2015

Alaa Yassine, the Egyptian minister of Irrigation and Water Resources advisory for dam affairs has finally announced that the proposed project of linking the Nile ... Read More

Egypt: Trade with Ethiopia aimed at $0.5bn

November 3, 2014

A strong Egyptian delegation, including several ministers, is in Ethiopia for a two-day working visit for the fifth session of the joint Egyptian-Ethiopian committee. The ... Read More

Egypt : El-Sisi to discuss Renaissance Dam with Ethiopia

June 10, 2014

Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom was at the head of his country’s delegation which attended the swearing-in ceremony of Egypt’s newly elected President, Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi. ... Read More

Nile Dispute and the Dilemma of National Approaches

March 4, 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 ... Read More

Egypt: Every option is possible to stop Ethiopia

June 7, 2013

Egypt is not ruling out military options to halt the construction of a dam on the Blue River Nile by Ethiopia. The Nile is being ... Read More