Ethiopia
Govt to continue importing Nile Basin meat despite syndicate fears
Egypt
March 29, 2012
Govt to continue importing Nile Basin meat despite syndicate fears
The state veterinary authority has rejected experts’ demands for Egypt to stop importing live cattle and frozen meat from Nile…
Irrigation minister flies to Addis Ababa for discussions over Nile dam
Egypt
March 25, 2012
Irrigation minister flies to Addis Ababa for discussions over Nile dam
Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Hesham Mohamed Qandil left Sunday for Addis Ababa for a visit that will last for…
Egypt-Ethiopia relations better post-Mubarak, says former diplomat
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Egypt-Ethiopia relations better post-Mubarak, says former diplomat
Relations between Egypt and Ethiopia have improved since the toppling of the regime of former President Mubarak, a retired Egyptian…
‘The Well,’ caught between tradition and progress
Environment
February 22, 2012
‘The Well,’ caught between tradition and progress
Ask about ideas of progress in Egypt and you’ll commonly hear: malls and villas away from downtown Cairo, American coffee…
Samar al-Nil: Ethiopian cuisine in Dokki with a fusion twist
Food
February 3, 2012
Samar al-Nil: Ethiopian cuisine in Dokki with a fusion twist
I thought my understanding of geography was perfect. My map tells me that there’s a line dividing Sudan from Ethiopia,…
Ethiopia dam to generate electricity, foreign minister says
Egypt
January 31, 2012
Ethiopia dam to generate electricity, foreign minister says
Ethiopia will use its Grand Millennium Dam to generate electricity, the country’s foreign minister said at a press conference with…
Millennium Dam committee to meet in Sudan
Environment
January 15, 2012
Millennium Dam committee to meet in Sudan
Khartoum is hosting a two-day meeting of the tripartite technical committee that will evaluate Ethiopia’s Millennium Dam on Sunday. Four…
Egypt looks to make up for lost ground with Nile Basin countries
Egypt
January 13, 2012
Egypt looks to make up for lost ground with Nile Basin countries
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is currently on a six-country tour of the Nile Basin countries as Egypt increases its…
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Egypt’s enemy or a blessing in disguise?
Environment
January 5, 2012
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Egypt’s enemy or a blessing in disguise?
Preliminary construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GRD) began in April 2011 on the Blue Nile River near the…
Arab world: ‘Scarce data in a water-scarce region’
Environment
December 20, 2011
Arab world: ‘Scarce data in a water-scarce region’
Water is potentially a matter of conflict and death as well as life in the Arab region, which is why…