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ETHIOPIA Issue dated 21/07/2020

GERD: Craig Burkhardt picked to get Abiy back in Trump's good books

The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. ©Terje Pedersen/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

With negotiations with Egypt on the Ethiopian mega-dam GERD at a gridlock, Abiy Ahmed Ali is hoping to win over Cairo's ally, Donald Trump. [...] (249 words)

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

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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. [...]

Uhuru Kenyatta made two short and discreet stops in Cairo.

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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. [...]

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

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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 El 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. [...]

The site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

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Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

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Egypt's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam demands accepted

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