Egypt stressed the necessity of launching a “serious and effective” negotiation process under the auspices of the African Union (AU) with the participation of international partners for a legally binding deal on the disputed Grand Ethiopian Dam (...)
The United Nations' human rights chief asked Ethiopia on Thursday to allow monitors into Tigray to investigate reports of killings and sexual violence that may amount to war crimes in the northern region since late 2020.
"Victims and survivors of (...)
Against the backdrop of various high-level meetings between Egypt and Sudan, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is expected to visit the Sudanese capital Khartoum between Thursday and Saturday, according to informed government sources.
The expected (...)
Ethiopia said, on Wednesday, that the African Union (AU) led negotiations on its controversial Blue Nile dam will bring a win-win solution to all parties involved in the issue.
Also on Wednesday, Addis Ababa announced that it expects to reach an (...)
The US continues to support efforts seeking to reach an agreement between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia over the long-running dispute caused by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), U.S State Department Spokesman Ned Price said in a press (...)
Ethiopia's government is rebuffing calls by the United States to withdraw troops from the embattled Tigray region.
In response to U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken's call for Ethiopia to immediately withdraw troops from Tigray, Ethiopia's (...)
Amnesty International accused Eritrean forces on Friday of killing hundreds of civilians in northern Ethiopia over 24 hours last year, an incident it described as a potential crime against humanity.
Eritrea rejected the accusations. But an Ethiopian (...)
The Egyptian foreign ministry has briefed Arab and European ambassadors in the country on the latest developments in the decade-long dispute between Cairo, Khartoum and Addis Ababa over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Deputy Foreign (...)
A long-awaited government in Sudan was announced last week amid violent protests decrying the dire economic conditions, which were the key reason behind mobilising the Sudanese people in a historic uprising in 2019 that led to the ouster of the Omar (...)
As soldiers from Eritrea looted the border town of Rama in Ethiopia's Tigray region, one home became a dispensary for frightened residents seeking medicine in the midst of war. In return, they shared details of killings in nearby communities. An (...)
S&P Global Ratings on Friday downgraded Ethiopia's long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to 'B-' from 'B' on potential debt restructuring, announcing the move days after Fitch Ratings downgraded the country.
"Exacerbated by (...)
Two camps in Ethiopia's Tigray region housing Eritrean refugees have been shut and the occupants relocated, authorities said on Thursday, after the United Nations said residents had reported attacks, including by suspected Eritrean troops.
The UNHCR (...)
An article in the form of an open letter entitled “Dear Egypt” was published on various Ethiopian websites. The article consisted of a narrative defending Ethiopia's right to construct the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, comparing it to Egypt's (...)
U.N. agencies received approval from Ethiopia's government Monday to send 25 more staff members to embattled Tigray, a region where the United Nations says hunger is growing and much of the area has been inaccessible to humanitarian workers.
U.N. (...)
Last week Cairo saw the launch of the Civil Committee for the Support of Relations of Nile Basin Countries. Its 40 members include academics, researchers, former diplomats and media experts, and the committee is expected to cooperate with a (...)
Sudan has recently started to state clearly that a legally binding solution is the only way out of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis and Khartoum will not accept a second filling of the dam in the absence of an agreement, noted a (...)
The latest round of the Egyptian-Ethiopian talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) brokered by former chair of the African Union (AU) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ended without agreement last month, adding yet another (...)
Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Abul-Gheit held a meeting on Monday with Chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki, where they discussed means of boosting bilateral relations in different fields to serve common (...)
Although Khartoum has repeatedly underlined that negotiations are the best way to resolve outstanding differences over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Sudan has also refused to participate further in talks if the methodology remains (...)
Sudan's information minister Faisal Saleh reiterated on Saturday concerns over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) before Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia reach a binding agreement, Al-Arabiya news channel (...)
Khartoum and Addis Ababa traded placatory remarks in the last few days, following escalating tension over the border city of Fashqa. Backed by a mobilised public, each side maintained its version of a historical narrative including their (...)
The European Union has suspended budget support for Ethiopia worth 88 million euros ($107 million) until humanitarian agencies are granted access to people in need of aid in the northern Tigray region.
In a blog post published on Friday, the EU's (...)
Egypt's embassy in Addis Ababa has called on all Egyptian citizens travelling to Ethiopia to obtain entry visas in advance, not upon arrival at Addis Ababa airport, a statement from the embassy said on Tuesday.
According to the embassy's statement, (...)
The virtual meeting between the foreign and irrigation ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Sunday, the second in less than a week, failed to move forward negotiations on the filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
A (...)
A Sudanese military helicopter loaded with weapons and ammunition crashed Wednesday, shortly after taking off from an airport in an eastern province bordering Ethiopia, officials said.
The Apache attack helicopter burst into flames after crashing at (...)
