Delegations from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will head to Washington later this week to sign a final agreement for the filling and operating of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
The agreement, says Abbas Sharaki, a professor at Cairo (...)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that it could be "months" before the dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is resolved.
Pompeo's statements came as a surprise considering that only a few (...)
The Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD) was established in July 2014 to lead South-South cooperation. It aims to utilise Egypt's comparative advantages and technical expertise for the benefit of the South and in particular of (...)
Spurring joint African action, finding African solutions to African problems and setting development goals were a priority for Egypt in 2019 when it chaired the African Union.
Security, stability, development and prosperity of the black continent (...)
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan's foreign and irrigation ministers kicked off a scheduled two-day meeting on Tuesday under the auspices of the US Treasury and the World Bank.
The officials were in the US capital ostensibly to put the final touches to an (...)
Talks in Washington about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), held under the auspices of the US Treasury and the World Bank, fell short of easing Egypt's worries about how the filling of the dam's reservoir could reduce its share of Nile (...)
“Now we are in a critical situation. Seventy per cent of the dam is built and we are still holding time-wasting negotiations that are leading us nowhere. The presence of the US or the World Bank as observers does not seem to have positively impacted (...)
The three countries in the middle of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have been meeting in Washington to find an equitable solution over how much Nile water each country will receive.
“The foreign ministers of Egypt, (...)
Members of the G20 and African Union had a chance to hold meetings, strike deals and exchange opinions during the three-day Compact with Africa (CwA) summit.
CwA was launched in 2017 as a means to promote investment in Africa, support economic (...)
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is 70 per cent built, and 15 January 2020 has been set as a deadline to reach an agreement over outstanding differences. Yet the first of four meetings, which the US and the World Bank are attending as (...)
“Egypt is seeking a balanced agreement that allows Ethiopia to generate electricity — the purpose of building the dam — without encroaching on Egypt's water rights and interests. Nile water is a matter of life or death for Egypt,” said Foreign (...)
Taking part in the 18th summit of the heads of state and government of the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku, Azerbaijan, Egypt took the opportunity to highlight its foreign policy objectives, reports Doaa El-Bey.
“At a time when our world is facing (...)
All eyes were on Sochi in Russia late last week, where on the sidelines of a Russia-Africa Summit meeting President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed were set to meet to find a way out from the deadlock in the (...)
One aim of the two-day Russia-Africa Summit taking place in the beach resort of Sochi is to open new markets in Africa to compensate for those lost as a result of US and EU sanctions against Russian companies.
“I hope that the forum will help (...)
That the tripartite talks on the Renaissance Dam ended in stalemate earlier this month came as no surprise.
“Throughout the last four years of negotiations, Ethiopia has not shown no inclination to compromise and reach an agreement on the filling (...)
Egypt has called for international mediation to help reach a “fair and balanced” agreement after tripartite talks with Sudan and Ethiopia over the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) ended in deadlock.
Seleshi Bekele, Ethiopia's (...)
Ahead of another tripartite meeting, scheduled for this weekend in Khartoum, Cairo is pushing for a breakthrough on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam via active diplomacy on the regional and international levels, reports Doaa El-Bey
The water (...)
Reem, a secretary who works in downtown Cairo, has long been waiting for the extension of line three of Cairo's underground to open. Now, with the addition of three more stations — Haroun Al-Rashid, Alf Maskan and Shams Club — her daily commute from (...)
Reem, a secretary who works in downtown Cairo, has long been waiting for the extension of line three of Cairo's underground to open. Now, with the addition of three more stations — Haroun Al-Rashid, Alf Maskan and Shams Club — her daily commute from (...)
The start of Thanaweya Amma – or high school certificate – exams this week was a cause for worry for thousands of homes in Egypt.
The editorial of the daily Al-Ahram said that the start of Thanaweya Amma exams was marked by families hoping that (...)
Zamalek winning the African Confederation Cup was a cause for jubilation by the Egyptian club's fans as well as many writers and commentators this week.
Adel Al-Sanhouri shed light on the story of Zamalek as an exceptional football team in the (...)
The African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) — the largest free trade bloc in the world — has at last become a reality.
“The African continent has taken a giant step towards prosperity and sustainable development as 22 countries, including Egypt, ratify the (...)
Several writers commented this week on the extravagance that we see in the holy month of Ramadan and which does not conform to the spirit of the month.
Haggag Al-Husseini described the holy month of Ramadan as a yearly event to boost our faith via (...)
The repercussions of the recent Houthi rebel attacks on Saudi Arabia and the UAE captured the attention of the press this week and raised questions about the role of Iran -- which supports the rebels -- in these attacks.
The editorial of the (...)
The Egyptian expatriate vote in the referendum began Friday 19 April, a day ahead of the local vote, and ended Sunday after three days of polling. Voting was held in 140 polling stations in 124 countries that have Egyptian missions.
Ahmed Ali, an (...)
