Egypt unwilling to give up lion’s share of flow Analysts see risk of war from Nile allocation By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Ethiopia will deny Egypt a chance to examine a new mega dam it is building on the Nile unless Cairo inks a new deal relinquishing its veto powers over allocation of the river’s waters, an official said on... Read more
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Ethiopia says won’t allow Egypt to examine the new dam
April 21 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Egypt, Ethiopia, News, Nile, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: Egypt on Nile dam, Egypt protest, Ethiopia, Hailemariam, Hailemariam Desalegn, kenya, Nile, Nile treaty, Rwanda, Tanzania, uganda, water war
Ethiopia keeping Egypt in dark on Nile dam
April 18 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Egypt, Ethiopia, Featured, Nile, Politics, Sudan, Uncategorized Tags: basin, egypt, Egypt on Nile dam, Millennium Dam on Nile, Nile, Nile basin, Nile Dam, Nile treaty, treaty, water war(Reuters) – Ethiopia did not inform Egypt it planned to build a huge dam on the Nile and the two countries have not discussed the issue despite fears a dispute over the river could spark war, Ethiopia’s water minister said. Work on the 5,250 megawatt (MW) Renaissance Dam – which will be one of the world’s ten biggest — began this... Read more
Ethiopia dismisses Egyptian war threat over Nile Dam
April 11 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Egypt, Ethiopia, News, Nile, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: basin, dam, Egypt and Ethiopia, Egypt on Nile, Ethiopian dam, Millennium Dam, Nile, Nile basin, Nile Dam, Nile treaty, water warEthiopianReporter By Merga Yonas and Zekarias Sintayehu The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) downplayed the Egyptian government statement of instructing its military to prepare for any eventuality regarding a crucial water dispute with Ethiopia as being a psychological threat no different than what they used to be before. According to Egyptian security sources speaking to WorldNet Daily (WND), a US-based news... Read more
Ethiopia fears no military attack from Egypt, Meles Zenawi
April 6 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Egypt, Ethiopia, News, Nile, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: meles zenawi, military invasion, Nile river, Nile treaty, Nile war, Nile waterAPA: (Addis Ababa) Ethiopia announced on Tuesday that it has no fear for any military invasion or attack from Egypt due to the construction of the hydro-electric dam it recently launched on the Nile river, Ethiopian Premier Meles Zenawi made this statement in Parliament when asked by MPs about Africa’s biggest... Read more
Ethiopia led Nile treaty gains ground as Burundi joins
March 7 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, News, Nile Tags: Brundi sign nile treaty, Minister of Ethiopia, Nile basin, Nile Basin Co-operative Framework, Nile treaty, Nile water, Uganda nile treaty
by Desalegn Sisay
(Afrik): Ethiopian authorities have expressed their contentment over Burundi’s decision to sign a new Nile water equitable sharing treaty that will end Egypt’s historical control over the Nile water.
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