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ETHIOPIA Issue dated 21/07/2020

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

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

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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. [...]

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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Uhuru Kenyatta made two short and discreet stops in Cairo.

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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. [...]

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The site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

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Renaissance Dam: sharing of GERD waters confounds African Union

Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

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