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Sudan, Egypt Review Ethiopian Proposal To Study Impact Of Its Blue Nile Dam Project

published 254 days, 12 hours, 53 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 254 days, 13 hours, 3 minutes ago
Thursday, May 26, 2011 4:45:50 AM GMT Thursday, May 26, 2011 4:35:13 AM GMT
KHARTOUM, (BERNAMA-NNN-SUNA) – Sudan and Egypt are reviewing an Ethiopian proposal to set up a joint technical tripartite committee to study the technical issues and impact of Ethiopia’s Millennium Dam, which is under construction on the Blue Nile River some 40 km east of Sudan in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopa. This came about when the ministers of Irrigation and Water Resources of Sudan and Egypt, Kamal Ali Mohamed and Dr. Hussein El-Atfy respectively, co-chaired a session of talks here Tuesd... (more)

Visit to Ethiopia successful, says popular delegation

published 276 days, 13 hours, 31 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 276 days, 13 hours, 38 minutes ago
Wednesday, May 04, 2011 4:07:15 AM GMT Wednesday, May 04, 2011 4:00:55 AM GMT
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)

Egypt tells Ethiopia it will negotiate over Nile

published 287 days, 17 hours, 59 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 287 days, 17 hours, 59 minutes ago
Friday, April 22, 2011 11:40:05 PM GMT Friday, April 22, 2011 11:39:42 PM GMT
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

published 289 days, 13 hours, 5 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 289 days, 13 hours, 5 minutes ago
Thursday, April 21, 2011 4:34:01 AM GMT Thursday, April 21, 2011 4:33:46 AM GMT
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)

Surveying Helicopter Crashes On Blue Nile River

published 289 days, 13 hours, 5 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 289 days, 13 hours, 15 minutes ago
Thursday, April 21, 2011 4:34:01 AM GMT Thursday, April 21, 2011 4:23:53 AM GMT
Addis Ababa — A helicopter with a team of experts on board has reportedly crashed into the Blue Nile River on Monday, a local an Ethiopian newspaper has reported. Owned by a South African company, the helicopter, which took off from Qoncho area in the Benishangul Gumuz region was carrying out a feasibility study for the construction of an additional two hydro-power projects Ethiopia intends to launch on the Nile River. "It flew into a cable spanning across... (more)

Egyptian fears over new dam 'groundless'

published 321 days, 10 hours, 59 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 321 days, 11 hours, 15 minutes ago
Sunday, March 20, 2011 6:39:22 AM GMT Sunday, March 20, 2011 6:23:55 AM GMT
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)

Ethiopia led Nile treaty gains ground as Burundi joins

published 333 days, 13 hours, 1 minute ago posted by adminadmin 333 days, 13 hours, 21 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 08, 2011 4:37:41 AM GMT Tuesday, March 08, 2011 4:17:18 AM GMT
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)

Thirsty child of the Nile versus the Nile accord irony

published 425 days, 20 hours, 26 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 425 days, 20 hours, 33 minutes ago
Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:12:18 PM GMT Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:05:56 PM GMT
Harnessing Ethiopia’s rivers for development “Thirsty child of the Nile” is a popular proverbial irony in water-rich Ethiopia where hunger and thirst are rampant amid plenty. The Amharic version widely used is “Ye Abayin lij wuha temat”; it is meant to ridicule the paradox of abject poverty amid plenty; it extends to laxity [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: egypt, ethiopia, Nile River, Robele Ababya

Egypt supporting rebels in water crisis: Ethiopian PM

published 434 days, 21 hours, 16 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 434 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes ago
Friday, November 26, 2010 8:23:11 PM GMT Friday, November 26, 2010 8:22:11 PM GMT
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)

Ethiopian PM warns Egypt off Nile war - International Business Times

published 434 days, 21 hours, 16 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 434 days, 21 hours, 19 minutes ago
Friday, November 26, 2010 8:23:11 PM GMT Friday, November 26, 2010 8:20:02 PM GMT
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

published 434 days, 21 hours, 16 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 434 days, 21 hours, 22 minutes ago
Friday, November 26, 2010 8:23:11 PM GMT Friday, November 26, 2010 8:16:14 PM GMT
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)

Gross abuse of indispensable resources by TPLF thugs

published 489 days, 12 hours, 16 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 489 days, 12 hours, 21 minutes ago
Sunday, October 03, 2010 5:22:26 AM GMT Sunday, October 03, 2010 5:17:36 AM GMT
Ethiopia is blessed with abundant resources including large population, hardworking people, vast arable land that citizens have proven record to develop, and plenty of water. The dependence on her rivers by neighboring countries including Sudan, Egypt, Somalia and Kenya coupled with the present scramble for her fertile farmlands underlines her strategic significance [...] (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: egypt, Nile River, Robele Ababya, Sudan

Ethiopians want more from sacred Nile waters

published 493 days, 12 hours, 16 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 493 days, 12 hours, 20 minutes ago
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 5:23:04 AM GMT Wednesday, September 29, 2010 5:19:07 AM GMT
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

published 508 days, 14 hours, 14 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 508 days, 14 hours, 21 minutes ago
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 3:24:50 AM GMT Tuesday, September 14, 2010 3:17:27 AM GMT
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

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

published 606 days, 13 hours, 17 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 606 days, 13 hours, 37 minutes ago
Tuesday, June 08, 2010 4:21:29 AM GMT Tuesday, June 08, 2010 4:01:31 AM GMT
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)

Egypt reasserts Nile water rights

published 654 days, 10 hours, 27 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 654 days, 10 hours, 53 minutes ago
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 7:12:10 AM GMT Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:46:01 AM GMT
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)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: article.wn.com tags: egypt, ethiopia, news about ethiopia, Nile, Nile River

Egypt says Nile sharing meeting fails

published 657 days, 11 hours, 35 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 657 days, 11 hours, 37 minutes ago
Sunday, April 18, 2010 6:03:37 AM GMT Sunday, April 18, 2010 6:01:37 AM GMT
Egypt’s state news agency reported Tuesday that 10 African nations have failed to conclude a long delayed new agreement for sharing water from the Nile and will call for closer cooperation instead. The Nile basin nations have failed for years now to agree on the Nile River Cooperative Framework Agreement to [...] (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: ethiopia, news about ethiopia, Nile River

Ethiopia acknowledges Egypt's ownership of Nile

published 756 days, 11 hours, 16 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 756 days, 11 hours, 43 minutes ago
Saturday, January 09, 2010 6:22:27 AM GMT Saturday, January 09, 2010 5:55:18 AM GMT
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)

NBI proposes largest hydroelectric dam project in Ethiopia

published 758 days, 9 hours, 7 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 758 days, 9 hours, 22 minutes ago
Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:31:33 AM GMT Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:16:25 AM GMT
The Nile Basin Initiative has proposed the largest hydroelectric dam which is expected to serve Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. (more)