Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam(GERD) Archives

EGYPT EXPLORES SEA WATER DESALINATION TO OFFSET NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF GERD PROJECT

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Gambeta News

CAIRO — Egypt is exploring ways to increase its water resources and offset any negative effects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in light of the stalled tripartite negotiations between it, Sudan and Ethiopia. Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have been in a deadlock over the GERD since April. The crisis was raised more than once before the UN Security Council — most recently in July — which referred it back to the African Union, but to no avail. Ethiopia continues…

EGYPT’S PRESIDENT VISITS SUDAN TO DISCUSS GERD DAM DISPUTE

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Gambeta News

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president visited Sudan on Saturday, his first visit to the country since a popular uprising led to the military’s overthrow of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir in 2019. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi met with with Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, head of the ruling Sovereign Council, at Khartoum’s presidential palace. There, they inspected a military guard of honor. El-Sissi also met with Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, and Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagal, deputy head…

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…

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…

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,…