Sudan Commemorates First Anniversary of Death of Meles Zenawi (Video)
Ethiopians in Khartoum Gather in a Memorial Service for Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Aug. 24, 2013 Over 1500 Ethiopians residing in Sudan attended a first anniversary memorial service for the late Prime Minister Meles Zenwi at the Ethiopian Embassy in…
Sudan to Hold Memorial Service for Meles Zenawi in Khartoum; Al Bashir to Attend 1st Anniversary of Late Meles Zenawi in Addis Ababa
Sudan to Hold Memorial Service for Meles Zenawi in Khartoum; Al Bashir to Attend 1st Anniversary of Late Meles Zenawi in Addis Ababa Khartoum, Sudan — President of the Republic of Sudan, Omar Hassan Al Bashir is scheduled to attend…
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 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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
Samsung to set up Laptop, Printer Assembly Plant in Ethiopia
By Tamiru Tsige Samsung comes up with new technology that makes decoders obsolete March 15, 2013 — The South Korean multinational conglomerate and technology company Samsung has finalized a deal with the Ethiopian government to set up a plant that…
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…
Ethiopia-Sudan Highway Link Completed
Jan. 17, 2013 Editor’s Note: Currently, #ethiopia depends on Djibouti port for about 98% of its international trade. To ease the high reliance on Djibouti, Ethiopia is now seeing other alternative routes to the sea. In 2005, Addis Ababa reached…
Sudan, South Sudan Agree to Set Up Demilitarized Border Zone
Photo: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and South Sudan’s Salva Kiir Jan. 06, 2013 Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and South Sudan’s Salva Kiir agreed to set up a demilitarized zone along their border “without further delay” as the African states seek…
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…
Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) Starts Exporting Power to Sudan
By Kaleyesus Bekele Dec. 09, 2012 Leaders to inaugurate power transmission line The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) last month started a test export of electric power to the Republic of Sudan. Mihret Debebe, EEPCo’s CEO, told reporters that the…
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…
Credit Goes to Meles Zenawi for Ethiopian Soccer Success
By Bayelegne Yirgu Oct. 22, 2012 Yes, Meles Zenawi Deserves the Credit for the Football Win Ethiopia qualified for the African Nations Cup for the first time in 31 years, after the Black Lions defeat the Sudanese Falcons in Addis…
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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