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Egyptian Minister - Tharir Square Leads to Nile Policy Change

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In his opening words at a press conference during the annual meeting of the board of directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Lisbon last week, Gouda Abdel-Khalek (PhD), Egypt's new minister of Solidarity and Social Justice, expressed a desire to speak from his "heart" as much as from his "mind." True to his words, he spoke candidly and eloquently about the historical mistakes his country has made in advancing its f... (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: allafrica.com tags: Addis Ababa, addis fortune, news about ethiopia, Nile, Tamrat G. Giorgis

Visit to Ethiopia successful, says popular delegation

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CAIRO: Members of the Egyptian popular delegation that visited Ethiopia this week hailed the "successful" outcome of the visit and the warm reception by the Ethiopian people and officials. The delegation returned Tuesday to Egypt after a four-day visit in which they met Ethiopian President Girma Wolde-Giorgis and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who agreed to postpone ratification of the new Nile water treaty until a new Egyptian president and parliament are elected. “The visit has achieved all its goals, ... (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: thedailynewsegypt.com tags: egypt, Electric Power, Meles Zenawi, Nile, Nile River

Egypt tells Ethiopia it will negotiate over Nile

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Egypt's ambassador to Ethiopia said Thursday that his government is willing to negotiate disputed Nile River issues with Ethiopia, including a colonial-era treaty that gives Egypt a majority stake in the river. Ambassador Tarik Ghoneim said Egypt's new government wants to start discussions with all nine Nile countries about using waters in the best interest of all. "Everything is on the table," he said. (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: hosted.ap.org tags: economy, egypt, Electric Power, ethiopia, Nile, Nile River

Ethiopian Minister Rules Out Permission to Egypt to Visit Nile Dam Site

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Ethiopian water minister says that his country neither informed Egypt about its plans to construct Nile Dam nor discussed the issue with that country despite fears that the issue could spark a war between both. Meanwhile, work on the 5,250-MW Renaissance Dam has already started, which has angered Egypt further. Egypt has always opposed any construction on the Nile River, on which it claims sole authority as a result of colonial era treaties, which gave Egypt right to about 86 percent of the waters origin... (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.borglobe.com tags: Addis Ababa, egypt, ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, Nile, Nile River

Egyptian fears over new dam 'groundless'

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The Ethiopian government has downplayed the effect that a dam it is planning to build near the Sudanese border could have on lower Nile riparian sates, Egypt and Sudan. Addis Ababa has qualified fears expressed by Egyptian officials as “unsubstantiated”. Reports from Egypt have indicated that the north African country is alarmed over Ethiopian plans to construct more hydroelectric dams, including a planned power plant at Benishangul state. Cairo fears that a cumulative effect could translate into much l... (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.afrik-news.com tags: Addis Ababa, egypt, Electric Power, news about ethiopia, Nile, Nile River, Sudan

Ethiopia to Build Dam On Blue Nile Near Border

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Ethiopia is set to launch construction of a massive hydroelectric dam in its Nile basin near its border with Sudan, the country's Prime Minister has announced. The planned power plant Ethiopia's Benishangul state will be 40km from the Sudanese border. "We are planning to carry out a number of important projects, including a major project on the Nile," Ethiopian Prime minister Meles Zenawi told the press. Upon completion, the power plant will ... (more)

Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: allafrica.com tags: economy, Electric Power, Meles Zenawi, Nile, Sudan, Tesfa-Alem Tekle

Ethiopia led Nile treaty gains ground as Burundi joins

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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. Last week, Burundi became the sixth member of the Nile basin countries to append its signature to a new Nile Basin Co-operative Framework in a bid to replace a colonial era treaty and ensure a new equitable water sharing agreement that will end Egypt’s historical control over the Nile water. The new Nile Basin Co-op... (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.afrik-news.com tags: egypt, ethiopia, news about ethiopia, Nile, Nile River, Sudan

Egypt supporting rebels in water crisis: Ethiopian PM

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ADDIS ABABA // Egypt could not win a war with Ethiopia over the River Nile and is also supporting rebel groups in an attempt to destabilise the Horn of Africa nation, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said in an interview. Egypt, Ethiopia and seven other countries through which the river passes have been locked in more than a decade of contentious talks driven by anger over the perceived injustice of a previous Nile water treaty signed in 1929. Under the orig... (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.thenational.ae tags: egypt, Ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, Nile, Nile River

Ethiopian PM warns Egypt off Nile war - International Business Times

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Egypt could not win a war with Ethiopia over the River Nile and is also supporting rebel groups in an attempt to destabilise the Horn of Africa nation, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said in an interview. Egypt, Ethiopia and seven other countries through which the river passes have been locked in more than a decade of contentious talks driven by anger over the perceived injustice of a previous Nile water treaty signed in 1929. Under the original pact Egypt is entitled to 55.5 billion cubic metre... (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.ibtimes.com tags: egypt, ethiopia, Food, Meles Zenawi, Nile, Nile River

Egypt, Ethiopia disagree on River Nile

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says allegations Egypt supports rebel groups in Ethiopia are untrue. Mubarak said he was surprised when Ethiopia made the accusation Tuesday because he thought the two countries enjoyed a good relationship, the BBC reported. However, the two countries disagree over how to share the waters of the Nile River and Ethiopia has led efforts to end a colonial-era treaty that gave Egypt and Sudan 90 percent of the river's water. (more)

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Ethiopians want more from sacred Nile waters

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Here in the shadow of Mount Gish, the spring water that forms the Blue Nile is believed to have healing powers, but Ethiopians say that is the only benefit they get from the mighty river. "These waters are sacred, they perform miracles for the sick," said Berhanu Melak, an elderly farmer, as he filled a metal trough with water for the throngs of white-cloaked men and women who have been queuing since the early hours in this town 400km north of Addis Ababa. (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.mg.co.za tags: blue nile, egypt, Nile, Nile River, Sudan

Nile Egypt Ethiopia water: On the Nile, Egypt cuts water use as Ethiopia dams for power

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There is a battle over the historic river. Under existing accords, Egypt has veto power over development projects, but upstream nations say they should not be bound by unfair colonial-era pacts. Rice farmers in Egypt’s Nile Delta have been ordered to plant on less land — this year’s reduction is more than 900,000 acres — to conserve water. (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.latimes.com tags: egypt, ethiopia, news about ethiopia, Nile, Nile River

Ethiopia: Egyptian named new head of Nile Basin

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By Evelyn Lirri Daily Monitor Kampala: Dr Wael Khairy from Egypt has taken over as the new head of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) effective September 1. He replaces Ms Henriette Ndombe of the DR Congo. NBI is a transitional arrangement formed in 1999 to manage resources of the River Nile on behalf of the nine [...] (more)

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"Nile is above all a Gift of Ethiopia" Richard Pankhurst

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By Richard Pankhurst, Jimma Times The recent signing of a new Nile Basin pact to replace colonial agreements has once again triggered a debate about how the resource can be equitably shared. Professor Pankhurst, who has been familiar with the issue for a number of decades, analyses a book that attempts to locate a safe course through these treacherous, uncharted waters. “If Egypt is a Gift of the Nile,” as the Egyptians say, “the Nile is above all a Gift of Ethiopia”. So said Gascon, a noted expert on ... (more)

Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.borglobe.com tags: economy, Ethiopia economy, news about ethiopia, Nile, Nile River, Richard Pankhurst

Egypt reasserts Nile water rights

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Egypt has insisted on its traditional share of the Nile river water and cautioned basin countries against signing a water-sharing agreement from which it is excluded. The warning came days after Nile basin countries meeting in Egypt failed to agree on a framework to reallocate shares from the river, a longstanding demand by several upstream countries. Mohammed Allam, minister of water.. (more)

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Ethiopia acknowledges Egypt's ownership of Nile

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Ethiopia, which along with other Nile upper riparian countries, has been accusing 'Egypt of keeping an unequitable, colonial-era monopoly of the Nile water,' has acknowledged Cairo's right to keep its quota over Nile resources, the Egyptian weekly Al Ahram reported on Friday. (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ethiomedia.com tags: ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, Nile, Nile River

Egypt delays Nile basin treaty

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Evelyn Lirri Dar el Salaam | Egypt has said it needs more time before it can sign the final treaty on the use of the River Nile. Ten African countries Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Burundi and Eritrea that share the river’s water resources are pushing for a permanent body [...] (more)

Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, Nile

Ethiopians seek review to old treaty on Nile water

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Ethiopia, being the source of 85 percent of the total Nile waters flow, claims that it could self-support its hungry people off foreign food aid if granted to irrigate from the Blue Nile river. (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.sudantribune.com tags: Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, Nile

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Egyptian Minister - Tharir Square Leads to Nile Policy Change

Visit to Ethiopia successful, says popular delegation

Egypt tells Ethiopia it will negotiate over Nile

Ethiopian Minister Rules Out Permission to Egypt to Visit Nile Dam Site

Egyptian fears over new dam 'groundless'

Ethiopia to Build Dam On Blue Nile Near Border

Ethiopia led Nile treaty gains ground as Burundi joins

Egypt supporting rebels in water crisis: Ethiopian PM

Ethiopian PM warns Egypt off Nile war - International Business Times

Egypt, Ethiopia disagree on River Nile

Ethiopians want more from sacred Nile waters

Nile Egypt Ethiopia water: On the Nile, Egypt cuts water use as Ethiopia dams for power

Ethiopia: Egyptian named new head of Nile Basin

"Nile is above all a Gift of Ethiopia" Richard Pankhurst

Egypt reasserts Nile water rights

Ethiopia acknowledges Egypt's ownership of Nile

Egypt delays Nile basin treaty

Ethiopians seek review to old treaty on Nile water

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