Al Jazeera Reports on Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam (Video)
Photo: Alemayehu Tegenu, Ethiopia’s minister of Water and Energy Al Jazeera on Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam – Video For thousands of years, the Nile River has provided for the people living along its banks. For Ethiopia, this is the key…
Nile Power Shifts Away From Egypt
by David Arnold July 15, 2013 Before the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi was ousted as president earlier this month, his government was planning to catch up on overdue negotiations with nine upstream neighbors in the Nile River Basin to salvage the…
Egyptian Professors Stuck in Pseudo-Science at the Age of Nile Cooperation
Hailu Simon (PhD) July 16, 2013 There were signs of progress in the past week. The Ethiopian Prime Minister re-assured Egypt in his public remark saying: “We are committed to continuing peaceful and mutually beneficial relations with the Egyptian people,…
Nile by 2050 – The Case of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt (Part I, Part II, and Part III)
By Habtamu Abay Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 2013 Introductory background UN sources indicate that the population of the world in general and that of the developing countries in particular is increasing at an alarmingrate. Due to the advent of modern…
Why Ethiopia Rejected the Validity of 1929 and 1959 Agreements?
By: Memar Ayalew Demeke, 17 June 2013 The Nile river, being international and trans-boundary in nature, has been the subject of various agreements. However, there is no internationally agreed up on treaty on the management and utilization of the Nile…
Towards Searching for Workable Options for Egypt to Deal with New Realities
By Desta B. Sbhatu June 16, 2013 … “Egypt will not sign the agreement unless [certain] points of contention are modified.” Al-Din said. The points of contention, for Egypt, include that Egypt be given a decision making position in the…
The International Panel of Experts’ Report on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
The International Panel of Experts commissioned to report on the impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has handed its findings to the governments of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. It has produced a lengthy, detailed and technical report after…
Uganda`s President Museveni Says: Africa Won’t Let Egyptians Bully Ethiopia
Photo: Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency (Addis Ababa) http://www.ertagov.com/news/ June 13, 2013 President Yoweri Museveni has sternly warned the Egyptian “government and other groups” against making “chauvinist and irrational statements” in the wake of Ethiopia’s…
President Mursi and Compamy – Be Careful What You Wish for Ethiopia and the Great Renaissance Dam
Ambassador Tesfaye Habisso President Mursi & Co., Be Careful What You Wish for Ethiopia and the Renaissance Dam [GERD] “With nine million Ethiopians in need of food aid [every year] and rains in the country becoming ever more unreliable, the…
The Not So Quite Nile “Diplomacy”
By Entehabu Berhe June 2013 Starting May 28, 2013, the Blue Nile (Abay) has taken a brief detour, of less than a kilometer, from its regular path to pave a way for the construction of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
If the Only Tool you Have is a Hammer, you Tend to See Every Problem as a Nail
A Storm in a Teacup “I am not worried that the Egyptians will suddenly invade Ethiopia. Nobody who has tried that has lived to tell the story. I don’t think the Egyptians will be any different and I think they…
Time the Region Called Egypt’s Bluff and Build Dams to Lower Energy Cost
By KARIUKI MUIRI, Karatina June 10 2013 Ethiopia has dared Egypt to war if the Arab nation attempts to carry out hostile activities to prevent the Blue Nile hydro-power project from being concluded. The 6,000MW Grand Renaissance Dam was conceived…
Why Kenya Needs to Heed Belligerent Noises from both Egypt and Ethiopia
Image: Author Charles Onyango-Obbo By CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBO cobbo@ke.nationmedia.com twitter: @cobbo3 June 5, 2013 Kenya could soon be in for a shock. Why? Well, with a new government that is still taking shape, the country is understandably preoccupied with domestic affairs….
Analysis of Late Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi’s Comments on Egypt and Waters of Nile (Video)
AfriSynergy The average elevation of Ethiopia is very high and the lakes and water is up very high, unlike Egypt and Sudan. This makes Ethiopia ideal for dams for producing electrical power. There are radicals and some racists within Egypt…
Sudan Stands by Ethiopia on Dam Project
Photo: Sudanese information minister and government spokesperson Ahmed Bilal Osman confirmed his governments support for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam A rare disagreement between the Sudan and Egypt over “the possible impact of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam” unveiled on Thursday….
International Legal Perspectives on the Utilization of Trans-Boundary Rivers – The Case of the Ethiopian Renaissance (Nile) Dam
International Legal Perspectives on the Utilization of Trans-Boundary Rivers – The Case of the Ethiopian Renaissance (Nile) Dam By Habtamu Alebachew, Mekelle University, College of Law and Governance Ethiopia Paper Presented to the Ninth IUCN Colloquium, North West University of…
Egyptian Approaches to the New Developments in the Nile Politics: Water Diplomacy or Water War? Which Way?
By: Memar Ayalew Demeke The politics of the Nile is full of tension, mistrust, anxiety, mystery and diplomatic confrontation among the downstream and upstream riparian countries since time immemorial. The basin has never seen cooperation until recent times. However, there…
Egyptian Politicians Caught Plotting How to Attack Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Video)
Egyptian politicians caught plotting how to attack Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Unaware their meeting has been aired live on TV the Egyptian politicians were suggesting how to sabotage or attack the Ethiopian dam. The emergency meeting was called by…
Panel Report: Ethiopia’s Nile Dam won’t Affect Egypt
Egypt in the past has threatened to go to war over its ‘historic rights’ to Nile River water Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – June 3, 2013 — An independent panel of experts has concluded that the country’s multi-billion dollar hydropower dam…
Clouds over the Nile
By Alsir Sidahmed June 2, 2013 The short-lived row that erupted last week on the announcement that Ethiopia has started changing the course of the Blue Nile is the most tangible move to construct the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
The Sensational News of “Diversion” of Blue Nile River
By Habtamu Abay Email: abay_habtamu@yahoo.com Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 1, 2013 — If one is interested to hold the attention of Ethiopians, Egyptians and the Sudanese at the same time, a single dose of one “drug” is just enough for…
Retired Commander of Egyptian Forces General Mohamed Ali Bilal, Said that it is Impossible to Strike the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Photo: General Mohamed Ali Bilal, retired General Mohamed Ali Bilal, commander of Egyptian forces during the Gulf war, said that it is “impossible” to strike the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam because such a decision would be issuing a challenge to the…
Shared Destiny Tied by the Gift of the Nile
Government Perspective May 30, 2013 The Nile basin countries are sleeping giants. They are endowed with substantial human and physical assets which, combined with proper financial and technological resources, have the potential to spur high levels of economic growth and…
Diplomatic Implications of Diverting the Flow of Nile River by Ethiopia
By Habtamu Alebachew Bye, Bye Perceptions and Zero-Sum Games, Welcome Reasons and Dialogues!! Ethiopia announced its successful diversion in the flow of Abay River (not in the course of the river as some media people wrongly use the term without…
Ethiopia: Dispelling the Curse of the Nile
By Terefe Masresha Since Ethiopia started building a large dam on the Nile River, it has been at the receiving end of a barrage of disinformation and mixed messages aimed at discouraging, frustrating and halting the construction. This means putting…
Egyptian Ambassador: Ethiopia Dam “a Reality” to Cope with
Egypt’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamed Idrees described Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam as a “reality” that Egypt must cope with and added that his country’s goal in its ongoing dialogue with Ethiopia is not to shut down the project, but to find…
Egyptian TV Interviews Meles Zenawi on Nile River and the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Videos)
The late PM Meles Zenawi gave this interview to the Egyptian TV in 2011. Who really owns the Nile river? Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia or other East African countries? Take your time and watch these four videos. PM Meles Zenawi was…
The Nile Basin States: The Need for Genuine Cooperation
Image: Nile Riparian States By Selamu Misgan Around the world there are over 260 trans boundary rivers that flow through two or more countries. To resolve the difficulties and disputes that inevitably arise, states have set up different forms of…
Will Egypt Escape the 19th Century Mindset and Meet Ethiopia Halfway?
By Bayelegn Yergu “The Egyptians have yet to make up their minds as to whether they want to live in the 21st or the 19th century.” (Meles Zenawi – Nov. 2010) Everyone who followed the Nile river politics knows that…
Uganda to Build 600 MW Hydro Power Plant on The Nile River at a Cost of $2.2 Billion USD
By Nicholas Bariyo Uganda Confident China to Fund 600 MW Karuma Power Plant KAMPALA, Uganda, April 15, 2013 — The Ugandan government is confident that China will provide funding to finance the construction of a 600-megawatt Karuma hydro-power plant on…
DeNial is Not a River
By Entehabu Berhe, PhD March 21, 2013 DeNial is Not a River For some, the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile (Abay) continues to be a source of controversy and insecurity. For Ethiopia, however,…
South Sudan Rejects the Colonial Nile Waters Agreement
By MACHEL AMOS in Juba, South Sudan March 20, 2013 Juba Rebuffs Cairo on Nile Waters Agreements South Sudan has expressed its opposition to a 1959 Nile Water agreements between Sudan and Egypt. The country said it was already on…
Saudi Arabia Keen to Strengthen its Relations with Ethiopia
Photo: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal Addis Ababa, March 6, 2013 (WIC) - Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs said Saudi Arabia is keen to strengthen its bilateral relations with Ethiopia. According to the Minister, the two countries have…
Open Letter to Prince Kahlid Bin Sultan Al-Riyadh, Deputy Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia
By G. E. Gorfu Sir, I read your comments as reported in the Sudan Tribune of Feb. 27, 2013 where you accused Ethiopia of posing a threat to the Nile water rights of Egypt and Sudan. Where did these Nile…
In Response to Comments by Saudi Deputy Defense Minister, Prince Kahlid Bin Sultan Al-Riyadh
By Adal Isaw, adalisaw@yahoo.com March 1, 2013 This letter is in response to the comments made by the Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister What Else Can I say? “There are fingers messing with water resources of Sudan and Egypt which are…
Ethiopia Outraged Over Saudi Official’s “Hostile” Remarks on Nile Dam Project
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle March 1, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Ethiopian government expressed outrage over remarks made by Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister, who accused the Horn of Africa nation of posing a national security threat to Sudan and Egypt….
Saudi Defense Minister Accuses Ethiopia of Posing Threats to Sudan & Egypt
Photo: Saudi deputy defense minister Khalid Bin Sultan Al-Riyadh In unusual rebuke, Saudi Arabia accuses Ethiopia of posing threats to Sudan & Egypt By Sudan Tribune February 26, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A senior Saudi Arabian official unleashed a barrage of…
Who Owns the Nile? Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia’s History-Changing Dam
By ANDREW CARLSON Editor’s Note: Egypt and Sudan are utterly dependent on the waters of the Nile River. Over the past century both of these desert countries have built several dams and reservoirs, hoping to limit the ravages of droughts…
Land of the Pharaohs on the Edge
By Bruh Yihunbelay Feb. 09, 2013 Ever since the ousting of the former president, Hosni Mubarak, one of the world’s oldest civilizations, Egypt, has faced bitter clashes and political instability with no quick solutions at hand. With that being the…
Nile Basin Report Disregards Ethiopia, Egypt Tension over Hydropower
By Merga Yonas Dec. 08, 2012 The first State of the River Nile Basin 2012 report overlooked the competing water use conflicts and political risks stirring between Ethiopia and Egypt, mainly on the earlier project of the Great Renaissance Dam…
Ethiopia is Driving to Complete its Massive $4.8 Billion USD Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Nov. 30, 2012 — (UPI) — Ethiopia is driving to complete its massive $4.8 billion Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile amid a long-running dispute with Egypt that will likely worsen in the months ahead unless…
LA Times Article Over Nile Water Sparks Anger in Ethiopia
By Mohammad Awad | 14 November 2012 ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia is a proud country. A country that doesn’t like foreign, especially, colonial interference in its local affairs. The Nile River is one of those areas that across the board late Prime Minister…
New Book on Nile Says Water War is Unlikely
By Merga Yonas Nov. 10, 2012 A new book titled “Nile River Basin: Water, Agriculture, Governance and Livelihoods” argues that the risk of a water war is secondary, saying that the poor should have a fair and easy access to…
Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt Reach to an Agreement on Eastern Nile Basin Cooperation
Addis Ababa, Nov. 09, 2012 — Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have agreed to resume jointly working on organizing sustainable management, utilization and development of the Nile waters under the Eastern Nile Basin. The agreement was reached after water Ministers and…
Is Egypt about to Bomb Ethiopian Dams?
By Abel Abate October 31, 2012 As experts from Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt met to discuss an under-construction Ethiopian hydropower project, a Wikileaks report stated that Cairo authorities reached an agreement with Khartoum to build an airbase in Sudan, to…
Wikileaks: Egypt was Planning to Bomb the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam, Using Sudan as a Launchpad
Ethiopia has been working harder than ever to build Africa’s largest dam for the past couple of years. The project is on schedule to be completed by 2017. Will this Meles Zenawi’s dream of building such a huge dam be…
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