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GERD DILEMMA CONTINUE BETWEEN EGYPT AND ETHIOPIA AFTER LATEST TALKS

Posted on October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

Fourth filling of Ethiopia’s dam sparks new row with Egypt Ethiopia and Egypt are once again embroiled in a fierce diplomatic fight before the United Nations Security Council, as letters from both countries’ foreign affairs ministers show. The filling of the fourth stage of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) became the latest flashpoint for a strong exchange of words between the two nations. Egypt accuses Ethiopia of violating a trilateral agreement, while Ethiopia claims…

GERD DAM: ETHIOPIA, EGYPT AND SUDAN BEGINS TALKS

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Gambeta News

Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan have resumed their negotiations over the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) today in Cairo. Ethiopia’s Ambassador to the US Seleshi Bekele, who is also the chief negotiator and advisor on transboundary rivers and GERD to the PM Office, is leading the Ethiopian negotiations team. “Necessary preparations have been made to conduct the negotiations in a way that respects Ethiopia’s benefits and future development rights,” the government communication said….

SUDAN TO SUPPORT ETHIOPIA IN GERD DAM CONSTRUCTION ISSUES

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Gambeta News

Sudan has now returned to its prior position, expressing its full support for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. It’s a dramatic shift from when Sudan sided with Egypt to oppose the dam’s construction. The announcement was made when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) went to Sudan, where he was welcomed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of the Sudan. Abiy’s visit is the first since the Sudanese military…

EGYPT AND SUDAN DISCUSS BILATERAL WATER COOPERATION

Posted on January 23, 2023January 24, 2023 by Gambeta News

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sweilam arrived in Sudan on Saturday on an official two-day visit to discuss bilateral relations with his Sudanese counterpart Daw Al-Bayt Abdel Rahman. It’s Sweilam’s first visit to Sudan since he assumed his position in August 2022. Sweilam stressed the strength and depth of the eternal, historical and fraternal relations that bind the two brotherly countries, referring to the long and joint history of cooperation between the…

EGYPT AND SUDAN MINSTERS DISCUSS ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Gambeta News

Egyptian Ambassador in Khartoum Hossam Eissa and Sudanese Minister of Electricity and Energy Mohamed Abdullah met and reviewed underway efforts for electrical interconnection between both countries. On 23 February 2022, the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, headed by Eng. Sabah Mashali began developing and raising the capacity of the first phase of the electrical interconnection line between Egypt and Sudan from 80 MW to 300 MW, at a cost of L.E. 453 million. The developing works…

DAL GROUP TO BUILD NEW PORT IN SUDAN RED SEA

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Gambeta News

The president of the DAL Group, businessman Osama Daoud, announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will build a new port in the Red Sea in Sudan as part of the new investment deal between the UAE and Sudan. The deal, which represents the first major foreign partnership in Port Sudan, is part of a 6 billion dollars’ worth investment package, Daoud explained to Reuters. Daoud explained that the four billion dollar port is a…

EGYPT HOPING TO REACH GERD DAM AGREEMENT

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project is still having issues with all three parties involved (Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia) still yet to come to a conclusion on way to settle their dilemma. However, in a interview with the BBC, Egypt Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has reaffirmed that Cairo is keen to reach a legally binding agreement on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). He noted that the three countries…

GERD PROJECT TALKS REACH ANOTHER DEADLOCK

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Gambeta News

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia failed to achieve a breakthrough in the African Union-led talks to revolve their years-long dispute over the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the three countries announced on Sunday. Foreign and irrigation ministers of the three nations met online for the second time in a week in efforts to find an agreed approach to resume their talks focused on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopia…

NILE MEGA DAM TALK RESTART BETWEEN SUDAN, EGYPT AND ETHIOPIA

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Gambeta News

Over the weekend, all three countries resume talk on the nile mega dam negotiation. So far, all three countries are yet to agree a deal but it is believed that the team, will put “a frame of reference” on the role of experts to facilitate the talks, and will submit their report to the water ministers from the three countries by Wednesday. The week-long negotiations, held via videoconference, include water ministers from the three countries,…

SUDAN GOVT. BEGINS GERD NEGOTIATION

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Gambeta News

Sudan government has announced that the GERD negotiation has resumed after a meeting was held. According to the press release, “Negotiations on the Filling and Operations of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), resumed on Monday the 10th of August, at the invitation of the African Union; in attendance are the experts and observers. At the outset of the session, the Sudanese delegation demanded the postponement of the negotiations for one week in order to…

SUDAN GOVERNOR HALT ALL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Gambeta News

Governor of Nahr El-Neil state in Sudan has halt all projects under the state government. According to Governor Amna Ahmed Al-Mekki, the state want to review all projects and programs that are meant to kick-off this year under their jurisdiction. She issues the directive during a meeting held at the Government Secretariat in Ed-Damar. The meeting was part of plans to control and seek solutions to the covid-19 pandemic that has devastated the world. During…

AFRICA UNION, THE BEST PLACE TO SOLVE GERD ISSUES

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Gambeta News

The unending negotiation battle between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) should be resolved at the African Union (AU). So far, the three countries have made major progress on the dispute in talks mediated by the African Union; and they have agreed to continue negotiating to reach a comprehensive solution. According to International Water Cooperation UNESCO Chair, Professor Ashok Swain “We saw what has happened in the US-led negotiation with…

GERD NEGOTIATION BETWEEN EGYPT, ETHIOPIA AND SUDAN

Posted on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 by Gambeta News

GERD – Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a controversial dam between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan. This mega project is the subject of international deliberations. The United States and other countries are acting as observers and/ or arbitrators as Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan agree on the comprehensive filling and operation of the mega dam. The massive US $4.8 billion GERD project on the Blue Nile will allow it to become Africa’s Largest Power Exporter. However, delays…

WHY ETHIOPIA-EGYPT GERD DAM WAR IS GOOD

Posted on May 26, 2020June 17, 2020 by Gambeta News

The continue war over the 145-metre-high, 1.8-kilometre-long Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) between Ethiopia and Egypt is set to continue with both parties still yet to agree on technical term as Sudan is cut in the middle. When completed, the Dam will become the largest hydropower plant in Africa. With that in mind, both Ethiopia and Egypt are in serious power tussle over the project. Just a few weeks ago, Sudan rejected a proposal from…

SUDAN REJECTS ETHIOPIA PROPOSAL FOR RENAISSANCES DAM

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Gambeta News

Sudan Government has rejects Ethiopia’s first proposal for the renaissances dam project. The proposal was reject after Sudan Prime Minister Abadalla Hamdok instead called for a tripartite agreement between Khartoum, Addis Ababa and Cairo. The rejection from Sudan now means that there can’t be any deal that may sideline Egypt, the country that most needs the Nile waters. The first proposal was not signed due to technical and legal aspects that must be included in…

SUDAN PM REVIEW PROGRESS ON RENAISSANCE DAM NEGOTIATION

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Gambeta News

After the agreement between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, Sudan PM review details with negotiating team Over the past couple of months, all three-nation involved in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been in a serious negotiation over the dam construction. After the agreement during the last meeting held in united states, Sudan government is now reviewing progress made during the deliberation. Speaking with representatives that attended the negotiation, Prime Minister Dr Abdallah Hamdouk praised the…

WASHINGTON MAKES FINAL DECISIONS ON GRED

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Gambeta News

The long awaited decision on the GRED issues has finally been stroke. The round of talks on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam(GERD) held in Washington, US , during February 12-13 with participation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Irrigation of Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia, was concluded and issued a joint statement. The statement said the talks , which were chaired by the American Secretary of Treasury and attended by President of the World Bank as observer,…

EGYPT AND SUDAN KICKS OFF ELECTRICITY INTERCONNECTION PROJECT

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Gambeta News

Egypt and Sudan will to begin the project to link both national grids. The project which is expected to operate at a total capacity of 50MW and further rise to a total capacity of 240MW by the end of this year. Sudan has offered USD20 million of the USD31.74 million total cost for the grid, to cover 1,000 kilometer. The state-owned Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company and Indian construction firm Larsen & Toubro are will handle…

SIEMENS COMPLETES TOSHKA ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION IN EGYPT

Posted on February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 by Gambeta News

Siemens completes Toshka Electricity substation that will dispatch around 4000 MW of electricity in Egypt. Siemens has completed the construction of the new Toshka Electrical Substation in Egypt. The new 220kv Air-Insulated Substation (AIS) will dispatch around 4000MW of electricity to secure reliable power transmission. It will also help to reduce the loss of transferred power. The Substation will play a vital role in the Egypt-Sudan electric interconnection project as it is just near the border of both…

SUDANESE POUND INCREASES VALUE FOR THE FIRST TIME

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Gambeta News

The value of Sudanese pound increases for the first time after devaluation. According to bankers, the Sudanese pound have gained weight as it now values at 46.95 to the US dollar. This is the first rise since the devaluation of the Sudanese national currency. The devaluation is a new strategy to battle the country’s financial crisis. Setting exchange rate on daily basis was tasked to a new team of bank executives and exchange houses. The…

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