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Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, UAE
In mediator roles, crown princes MbS and MbZ jostle for influence in the Horn

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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. [...]

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (l) meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (r) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, 8 December 2021. © Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Court Handout

Over the past year, UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan has actively sought to bring together Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, while his Saudi counterpart Mohammed bin Salman for his part, has been fostering ties with Addis Ababa. [...]

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Abdelfattah Al-Sisi
Abiy Ahmed
Habtamu Itafa
Khalid Al-Falih
Mohamed al-Amoudi
Mohammed bin Salman
Sami bin Jamil Abdallah
Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan al-Nahyan
Sultan bin Abdulaziz

Egypt, Ethiopia
Responsibility for GERD bounced back to Sameh Shoukry

With the Ethiopian rainy season approaching and the third-stage filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir announced, a new period of tension between Egypt, and the Blue Nile neighbouring countries of Ethiopia and Sudan is looming.

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Ethiopia
EU divided over $300m World Bank grant to Abiy

The first major disbursement to Ethiopia from an international financial institution since the start of the civil war in 2020 went ahead despite the reluctance of key political figures in the European Union.

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Spotlight | East Africa
UAE's new minister for Africa dives into Nile maelstrom

Soon after Sheikh Shakhboot became the Emirati minister for African affairs in February last year he took on the hot potato of Ethiopia's vast GERD dam. This gives the young diplomat a perfect opportunity to demonstrate his abilities on an issue that affects two of the UAE's traditional allies.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 05.04.2022

The Emirati minister for African affairs Shakhboot bin Nahyan al-Nahyan.

Spotlight | Horn of Africa
Sudan fills diplomatic space abandoned by Addis

Sudanese prime minister Abdallah Hamdok has taken advantage of his position as chairman of regional, inter-governmental body IGAD to launch a series of diplomatic initiatives in the region.

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Djibouti
Mohamed al-Amoudi tightens his family's grip on hotel business

By appointing one of his sons-in-law to the board of the firm whose portfolio includes the Sheraton hotels in Djibouti and Addis Ababa, the Saudi-Ethiopian magnate has consolidated his control over his Djiboutian subsidiary.

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Saudi-Ethiopian magnate Mohamed al-Amoudi.

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From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, UAE
In mediator roles, crown princes MbS and MbZ jostle for influence in the Horn

Egypt, Ethiopia
Responsibility for GERD bounced back to Sameh Shoukry

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EU divided over $300m World Bank grant to Abiy

Spotlight | East Africa
UAE's new minister for Africa dives into Nile maelstrom

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Sudan fills diplomatic space abandoned by Addis

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