Ethiopia

Govt to continue importing Nile Basin meat despite syndicate fears
Egypt

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

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

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

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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