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Spotlight | Ethiopia
Abiy and Sisi spar over GERD in Washington through opposing lobbyists

Addis Ababa has followed in Cairo's footsteps and hired a US lobbying heavyweight. Worried his Egyptian rival will take the lead in the Grand Renaissance dam debate and concerned about his declining reputation over the Tigray conflict, the Ethiopian prime minister is working institutions, diplomats, and the media.

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Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Horn of Africa, South Sudan
GERD: Egypt and Ethiopia kowtow to South Sudan

Cairo and Addis Ababa, engaged in a bitter diplomatic squabble over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), are each seeking to win over as many countries as possible in the Nile Basin. South Sudan is currently the centre of their attention.

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The GERD dam (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam), a source of tension between Addis Ababa and Cairo.

Egypt, Kenya
GERD: Cairo jumps on Kenyatta stopover to discuss Ethiopian dam

Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel-Atti took advantage of President Kenyatta's refuelling stops on the way to Paris to talk about the GERD dispute with Ethiopia.

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Uhuru Kenyatta made two short and discreet stops in Cairo.

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan
Renaissance Dam: sharing of GERD waters confounds African Union

The pan-African organization has been struggling for a month to resolve the clash between Cairo and Addis Ababa. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi does not want to see Ethiopia have free rein in the management of Nile dam, but Abiy Ahmed Ali is refusing to accept any outside interference.

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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) seen by satellite.

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

With the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to start this month, Egyptian and Ethiopian diplomats are urging the African Union to help them calm the crisis this mega project has sparked.

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The site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta ready to talk but not to listen to Farmajo

Following the re-election on 22 August of the president of Jubaland, Ahmed Mohamed Islam aka Madobe, which was contested by [...]

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Ethiopia, Sudan, United States
Washington and Addis try to save Sudan from going way of Somalia…

American and Ethiopian pressure is partially succeeding in curtailing the mass violence of Hemeti and al-Burhan.

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Ethiopia
Egypt's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam demands accepted

Following the 32nd African Union summit held on 10 February, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to organise meetings between [...]

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Spotlight | Ethiopia
Abiy and Sisi spar over GERD in Washington through opposing lobbyists

Horn of Africa, South Sudan
GERD: Egypt and Ethiopia kowtow to South Sudan

Egypt, Kenya
GERD: Cairo jumps on Kenyatta stopover to discuss Ethiopian dam

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan
Renaissance Dam: sharing of GERD waters confounds African Union

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

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Kenyatta ready to talk but not to listen to Farmajo

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Ethiopia GERD: Craig Burkhardt picked to get Abiy back in Trump's good books

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Spotlight | Ethiopia Abiy and Sisi spar over GERD in Washington through opposing lobbyists

Horn of Africa, South Sudan GERD: Egypt and Ethiopia kowtow to South Sudan

Egypt, Kenya GERD: Cairo jumps on Kenyatta stopover to discuss Ethiopian dam

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Renaissance Dam: sharing of GERD waters confounds African Union

Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

Kenya, Somalia Kenyatta ready to talk but not to listen to Farmajo

Ethiopia, Sudan, United States Washington and Addis try to save Sudan from going way of Somalia…

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Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

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US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Ethiopia
GERD: Craig Burkhardt picked to get Abiy back in Trump's good books

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Abiy and Sisi spar over GERD in Washington through opposing lobbyists

Horn of Africa, South Sudan
GERD: Egypt and Ethiopia kowtow to South Sudan

Egypt, Kenya
GERD: Cairo jumps on Kenyatta stopover to discuss Ethiopian dam

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan
Renaissance Dam: sharing of GERD waters confounds African Union

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta ready to talk but not to listen to Farmajo

Ethiopia, Sudan, United States
Washington and Addis try to save Sudan from going way of Somalia…

Ethiopia
Egypt's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam demands accepted