Posts Tagged ‘Nile’

Helicopter crashes on Nile while performing survey

April 20 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

The survey was for two additional dams on the river A helicopter carrying out a feasibility study for the construction of two new dams on the Blue Nile crashed into the river on Monday, April 18. It flew into a cable spanning across the river used by locals to cross the gorge that is riverbed, according to sources. The pilot and all... Read more

Ethiopia keeping Egypt in dark on Nile dam

April 18 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Egypt, Ethiopia, Featured, Nile, Politics, Sudan, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

(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

Egypt Prime Minister to visit Ethiopia and discuss on Nile

April 13 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, Middle East, News, Nile, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Egypt Prime Minister Essam Sharaf wants to come to Addis Ababa for official visit and discuss on the current situation of Nile River. According to Ethiopianreporter report PM Sharaf told Mohammd Drir a newly appointed Ethiopian ambassador in Egypt that he wants to establish a new kind of relationships between the two countries. The former transport Minister Essam Sharaf was... Read more

Ethiopia dismisses Egyptian war threat over Nile Dam

April 11 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Egypt, Ethiopia, News, Nile, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

EthiopianReporter 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 start construction Africa’s biggest dam over Nile River (VIDEO)

April 2 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Economy, Ethiopia, Featured, News, Nile, Uncategorized, Video Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Meles Zanawi  laid the corner stone for the Millennium Dam construction this morning (April 2, 2011) APA-Addis Ababa: Ethiopia on Saturday starts construction works on Africa’s biggest hydroelectric dam, expected to generate around 5,250 MW, at a cost of €3.3 billion over the Nile River, which remains a concern for Egypt as it is opposing ... Read more

Ethiopia to defy Egypt and build huge dam on Nile river

March 31 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Egypt, Ethiopia, Middle East, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

By Barry Malone ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia on Wednesday said it planned to build a huge dam on the Nile despite a long-running row with Egypt over use of the river and concern the dispute may spark a war. The nine countries through which the river passes have for more than a decade been locked in often bitter talks to renegotiate... Read more

Ethiopian Nile hydropower project alarms Egypt

March 14 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Nile, Uncategorized Tags: , ,

Prime Minister Zenawi’s announcement that Ethiopia is set to build a much needed dam on the Nile is met with a floundering policy of denial and flattery by Egyptian Nile official Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, in a statement to Bloomberg, announced that Ethiopia will launch a hydropower plant project in the next few weeks. This statement comes after... Read more

Ethiopia to Start Work on Nile Hydropower Plant, Meles Zenawi Says

March 13 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Economy, Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Bloomberg: Ethiopia will start work on a hydropower plant in its Nile basin within the next few weeks, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said. The plant will be 40 kilometers from the Sudan border in Benishangul Gumuz region and generate 6,000 megawatts of power, Addis Ababa-based Fortune newspaper reported last month. “We are planning to carry out a number of important projects, including... Read more

Egypt to form committee tasked with protecting Egypt’s right on Nile

March 4 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Egypt, Ethiopia, Middle East, News, Nile, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

Sources at the Ministry of Irrigation have called for the establishment of a legal committee mandated with “preserving Egypt’s historical right to Nile water” and “restoring Egypt’s leading role in the Nile Basin.” The same sources warned that Ethiopia planned to build four new dams on the Nile in addition to the planned Tekeze Dam (which will store up to 30 billion cubic meters of... Read more

Congo, Burundi Are Set to Sign Nile River Water Accord Rejected by Egypt

January 20 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, Nile, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

Bloomberg: The Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi may soon sign an accord on water usage from the Nile River, paving the way for ratification of a pact that strips Egypt of its rights to the flow from the world’s longest river. The leaders of the two nations are set to adopt the so- called Comprehensive Framework Agreement once they “fully understand”... Read more

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