Ethiopia
Feltman supports involvement of international community in GERD issue
Middle East
May 8, 2021
Feltman supports involvement of international community in GERD issue
The special US envoy to the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman stressed the importance of leading the negotiations on the…
Sudanese Prime Minister points to Sisi’s warnings in demonstrating seriousness of GERD crisis
Egypt
May 6, 2021
Sudanese Prime Minister points to Sisi’s warnings in demonstrating seriousness of GERD crisis
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok said that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s comments in April on negotiations around the Grand Ethiopian…
Ethiopia will not take GERD matter seriously unless Egypt and Sudan’s army show they can deter: Former FM
Egypt
May 4, 2021
Ethiopia will not take GERD matter seriously unless Egypt and Sudan’s army show they can deter: Former FM
Egypt’s former Foreign Minister Mohamed al-Orabi said on Monday that Ethiopia, and the international community at large, will not take…
Sudan calls on African leaders to pressure Ethiopia over GERD
Egypt
May 1, 2021
Sudan calls on African leaders to pressure Ethiopia over GERD
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mariam al-Sadiq called on African leaders and the African Union to put pressure on Ethiopia to reach…
Ethiopian monks storm Egyptian Church’s Monastery of the Sultan in Jerusalem
Egypt
April 30, 2021
Ethiopian monks storm Egyptian Church’s Monastery of the Sultan in Jerusalem
The Egyptian monks of the Monastery of the Sultan, owned by the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, were surprised on Thursday…
Sudan’s GERD committee mulls ICC, local lawsuit
Egypt
April 26, 2021
Sudan’s GERD committee mulls ICC, local lawsuit
Sudanese Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasser Abbas said on Sunday that his country’s government is discussing the prosecution…
Sudan will resort to International Justice Court if Ethiopia carries out second filling of dam
Egypt
April 25, 2021
Sudan will resort to International Justice Court if Ethiopia carries out second filling of dam
Sudan said that it will resort to the International Justice Court in the event that Ethiopia carries out its second…
Ethiopia rejects fresh invitation for talks on GERD, US steps in again
Egypt
April 24, 2021
Ethiopia rejects fresh invitation for talks on GERD, US steps in again
Sudan’s Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasser Abbas on Friday said that Ethiopia has rejected Sudan’s proposal for a…
Ethiopia signs $907 mn financing pact with World Bank
World
April 23, 2021
Ethiopia signs $907 mn financing pact with World Bank
Ethiopia’s finance ministry signed a $907 million financing agreement with the World Bank on Friday geared towards improving access to…
GERD lower exits begin operation in preparation for July filling: Ethiopia
Egypt
April 22, 2021
GERD lower exits begin operation in preparation for July filling: Ethiopia
Ethiopian Minister of Irrigation Seleshi Bekele announced on Sunday that the lower exits of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)…