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Egypt, Ethiopia
Amid standoff with Addis over GERD mega-dam, Cairo denies allegations of supporting Oromo guerillas

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“The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary”

Ethiopia

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

Although the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is due to come into service in 2021, no agreement has yet been found by Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan regarding their respective rights to the waters of the River Nile. For nearly a decade, the great Ethiopian dam has been a source of tension between the three countries. Ethiopia sees the €4bn project, which has been entirely financed by Ethiopian taxpayers but has not yet been completed, as a means of making itself self-sufficient in energy and affirming its power in the region. [...]

Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam. © REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has deployed his ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek to protect himself against any accusations of partiality towards the Oromo guerilla movement that is waging an armed campaign against the Ethiopian government. [...]

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Egypt
Egypt makes major changes in African ambassadorships

Several of Cairo's new representatives will take up their roles in African capitals in the coming weeks. The reshuffle follows the resumption of negotiations over the GERD in July.

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at Baghdad Airport in Iraq on 27 June 2021.

Ethiopia
New-look Jawar Mohammed steps back into the limelight in the diaspora

Released from prison in January, Oromo activist Jawar Mohammed finally broke his silence in May by giving two interviews to Amharic- and Oromo-speaking audiences in Ethiopia and its diaspora.

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General Atomics, CASC, Leonardo... Cairo casts net wide for combat drone consultations

To pursue its national defence industry plans, Egypt is preparing a new drone order with a key transfer of technology components and is looking at suppliers from the US, China and Italy.

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Ethiopia
Abiy lobbies for South Africa to retain lead on GERD negotiations

Cyril Ramaphosa will hand over the rotating presidency of the African Union to the DRC's Félix Tshisekedi in January. Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed Ali is hoping Ramaphosa will remain in charge of mediating the GERD negotiations.

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Ethiopa's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Horn of Africa, South Sudan
GERD: Egypt and Ethiopia kowtow to South Sudan

Cairo and Addis Ababa, engaged in a bitter diplomatic squabble over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), are each seeking to win over as many countries as possible in the Nile Basin. South Sudan is currently the centre of their attention.

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The GERD dam (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam), a source of tension between Addis Ababa and Cairo.

Egypt, Kenya
GERD: Cairo jumps on Kenyatta stopover to discuss Ethiopian dam

Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel-Atti took advantage of President Kenyatta's refuelling stops on the way to Paris to talk about the GERD dispute with Ethiopia.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 06.10.2020

Uhuru Kenyatta made two short and discreet stops in Cairo.

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan
Renaissance Dam: sharing of GERD waters confounds African Union

The pan-African organization has been struggling for a month to resolve the clash between Cairo and Addis Ababa. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi does not want to see Ethiopia have free rein in the management of Nile dam, but Abiy Ahmed Ali is refusing to accept any outside interference.

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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) seen by satellite.

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa bolsters diplomatic route in attempt to rekindle dialogue with Cairo and Washington

The heated Nile dam dispute is still top of Gedu Andargachew's list of concerns. The Ethiopian foreign minister took advantage of the presence of his envoys in Addis to add muscle to his diplomatic blitz.

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Ethiopian foreign affairs minister Gedu Andargachew.

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

With the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to start this month, Egyptian and Ethiopian diplomats are urging the African Union to help them calm the crisis this mega project has sparked.

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The site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

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The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Egypt, Ethiopia
Amid standoff with Addis over GERD mega-dam, Cairo denies allegations of supporting Oromo guerillas

Egypt
Egypt makes major changes in African ambassadorships

Ethiopia
New-look Jawar Mohammed steps back into the limelight in the diaspora

Spotlight | Egypt
General Atomics, CASC, Leonardo... Cairo casts net wide for combat drone consultations

Ethiopia
Abiy lobbies for South Africa to retain lead on GERD negotiations

Horn of Africa, South Sudan
GERD: Egypt and Ethiopia kowtow to South Sudan

Egypt, Kenya
GERD: Cairo jumps on Kenyatta stopover to discuss Ethiopian dam

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan
Renaissance Dam: sharing of GERD waters confounds African Union

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa bolsters diplomatic route in attempt to rekindle dialogue with Cairo and Washington

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats