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Egypt, Ethiopia
Responsibility for GERD bounced back to Sameh Shoukry

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“The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary”

Ethiopia

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

Although the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is due to come into service in 2021, no agreement has yet been found by Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan regarding their respective rights to the waters of the River Nile. For nearly a decade, the great Ethiopian dam has been a source of tension between the three countries. Ethiopia sees the €4bn project, which has been entirely financed by Ethiopian taxpayers but has not yet been completed, as a means of making itself self-sufficient in energy and affirming its power in the region. [...]

With the Ethiopian rainy season approaching and the third-stage filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir announced, a new period of tension between Egypt, and the Blue Nile neighbouring countries of Ethiopia and Sudan is looming. [...]

Published on 20/06/2022 at 06:00 GMT

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Egypt
Influential ex-negotiator leads Egypt water ministry pending Nile dam talks

Egypt has appointed Hani Sewilam to head its irrigation ministry, a key role in preparing for negotiations with its neighbour over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The hydrologist brings with him influential contacts in Europe and Africa.

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Egypt
Egypt's top GERD specialist heads to Abu Dhabi

Egypt has a knack for picking its best diplomats to tackle the challenges at hand, as illustrated by its latest choice of new ambassador to the UAE.

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Egypt
Egpyt tries to adapt to drop in Russian cereal supplies and Indian embargo

Egypt is having great difficulty importing large quantities of Russian wheat, which represented nearly 60% of its purchases prior to the war in Ukraine. Cairo is now trying to negotiate with New Delhi in the hope of ensuring a partial lifting of the embargo on Indian wheat.

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Workers collect wheat at the Banha grain silos, in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, 25 May 2022.

Africa, Russia
Egypt and CAR send delegations to Saint Petersburg economic forum

Egypt is a guest of honour at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum and Cairo has sent many representatives. CAR is also sending a delegation as part of ECCAS.

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Egypt, Somalia
Farmajo-foe Egypt sees hope in Hassan Sheikh's election

After years of choppy relations with former Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as "Farmajo", Cairo is counting on the accession of newly elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud to bring about plainer sailing.

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The new Somali president, Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud.

Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, UAE
In mediator roles, crown princes MbS and MbZ jostle for influence in the Horn

Over the past year, UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan has actively sought to bring together Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, while his Saudi counterpart Mohammed bin Salman for his part, has been fostering ties with Addis Ababa.

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (l) meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (r) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, 8 December 2021.

Egypt, UAE
MbZ stealing Sisi's diplomatic thunder over GERD and Hamdok

As Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan becomes a major diplomatic player in Ethiopia and Sudan, Cairo is increasingly concerned that its main diplomatic and financial partner in the Gulf is veering radically away from its own positions.

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Africa, Ethiopia, Senegal
Macky Sall launches plans for Renaissance dam roadmap

With only a few months to go before the dam's third reservoir is filled over the next rainy season, the pressure is weighing on the Senegalese president's shoulders. Sall, who is also the chairman of the Africa Union, knows his input on the decade-old thorny issue will be particularly scrutinised.

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Egypt, Ethiopia
Responsibility for GERD bounced back to Sameh Shoukry

Egypt
Influential ex-negotiator leads Egypt water ministry pending Nile dam talks

Egypt
Egypt's top GERD specialist heads to Abu Dhabi

Egypt
Egpyt tries to adapt to drop in Russian cereal supplies and Indian embargo

Africa, Russia
Egypt and CAR send delegations to Saint Petersburg economic forum

Egypt, Somalia
Farmajo-foe Egypt sees hope in Hassan Sheikh's election

Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, UAE
In mediator roles, crown princes MbS and MbZ jostle for influence in the Horn

Egypt, UAE
MbZ stealing Sisi's diplomatic thunder over GERD and Hamdok

Africa, Ethiopia, Senegal
Macky Sall launches plans for Renaissance dam roadmap