GERD DAM

GERD DAM: ETHIOPIA, EGYPT AND SUDAN BEGINS TALKS

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GERD DAM: ETHIOPIA, EGYPT AND SUDAN BEGINS TALKS

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….

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GERD DAM TALKS SET TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN SUDAN, ETHIOPIA & EGYPT

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GERD DAM TALKS SET TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN SUDAN, ETHIOPIA & EGYPT

In its statement, the UAE described the GERD dam as a great opportunity to enhance regional integration and cooperation, welcoming all three countries to the African Union (AU) led negotiations. Since the start of its construction in 2011, the dam has been continually criticized by both Sudanese and Egyptian authorities. Sudanese authorities have long complained that recent filings of the Blue Nile dam constitute a unilateral action in breach of legal obligations agreed upon by…

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ETHIOPIA TELL EU TO RECONSIDER ITS BIASE STANCE ON GERD PROJECT

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ETHIOPIA TELL EU TO RECONSIDER ITS BIASE STANCE ON GERD PROJECT

The European Union should reconsider its biased stance on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam,” Ambassador Dina Mufti, the spokesperson of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), said at the Ministry’s biweekly presser to local media. Recalling the recent joint statement between Egypt and the European Union regarding GERD, the spokesperson stated that the EU’s stance about “Egypt’s water security” is not acceptable. The Ambassador assured us that Ethiopia doesn’t have any plan to harm any…

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EGYPT HOPING TO REACH GERD DAM AGREEMENT

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EGYPT HOPING TO REACH GERD DAM AGREEMENT

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…

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