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Renaissance Dam • 11 min read

As tripartite talks resume, Egypt fears long-sought binding agreement on GERD may be mirage

There are fears in Cairo that Addis Ababa is merely maneuvering to stall for time

28 October 2020

Renaissance Dam • 24 min read

A decade of dispute: The battle over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

"The answer to all of these types of concerns is cooperation and a degree of economic integration."

28 June 2020

Renaissance Dam • 14 min read

Egypt’s bet on international pressure yields scant results as GERD talks remain at impasse

Egypt's water minister blamed the lack of progress on “intransigent positions” held by Ethiopia

18 June 2020

Renaissance Dam • 13 min read

As tensions build over Ethiopia’s postponed elections, PM takes heat from opposition parties

Simon Marks | Diplomatic sources close to GERD talks suspect Abiy boosts political capital at home

27 May 2020

Egypt foreign policy • 18 min read

Egypt courts Sudan as time runs out in Ethiopia dam dispute

The clock is ticking in a long-running dispute over Ethiopia’s plans to build a mega-dam

16 April 2020

Renaissance Dam • 8 min read

Sources: Egypt ‘counting on US’ to prevent Ethiopia from filling dam without final agreement

US President Donald Trump wants to preside over a signing ceremony, said a source close to the talks

3 March 2020

Renaissance Dam • 15 min read

Sources: US-proposed GERD deal sets Ethiopia water release at 37 bcm, major disputes remain

For the US proposal to become a reality, Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia must first make major concessions

17 February 2020

Egypt-Ethiopia relations • 10 min read

Renaissance Dam negotiations between Egypt and Ethiopia ‘stumbling’ as talks set to resume next week

What remains in question is Egypt’s ability to manage its broader water resources issue.

29 September 2019

African Union • 11 min read

Ethiopian bid for mediation, African Union suspension trouble Egypt’s play for role in Sudan’s transition

Egypt is an eager mediator in Sudan but its position is contested by Ethiopia and Kenya

7 June 2019

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Opinion

Akram Ismail

A revolutionary Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

What is the relationship between the dam and the revolution?

22 October 2019

Heba El-Sherif

Media spotlight: Meddling with the Nile is a red line

Media pundits still debate the dam's validity, ignoring wider issues of water scarcity

1 December 2017

Sharif S Elmusa

Sharing the Nile waters according to needs

There may not be enough water for everybody to get all they want from the Nile’s waters, but sharing

30 August 2014

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Renaissance Dam • 7 min read

GERD talks stumble yet again, with no prospect of binding agreement

12 August 2020

Renaissance Dam • 5 min read

Ethiopia irrigation minister: Ethiopia has not started filling dam, pooling in reservoir due to rains is ‘known to Egyptian president’

15 July 2020

Renaissance Dam • 11 min read

Egypt asks UN Security Council to intervene in GERD dispute, Sisi says Egypt committed to diplomatic solution

21 June 2020

Renaissance Dam • 5 min read

Egypt, Sudan reject Ethiopian offer for transitional agreement on mega-dam to allow initial filling in summer

27 April 2020

Ahmed Abu Zeid • 4 min read

FM spokesperson: Ethiopian PM’s rejection of World Bank mediation in Renaissance Dam negotiations ‘taken out of context’

22 January 2018

Egypt-Sudan relations • 4 min read

Government official: Sudan rejects Egypt’s Halayeb Triangle offer

1 June 2017

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