Nile water dispute
Technical talks on Renaissance Dam continue in Addis Ababa: minister
Egypt
May 7, 2016
Technical talks on Renaissance Dam continue in Addis Ababa: minister
The tripartite national committee on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam has convened in Addis Ababa to seek consensus on the technical studies…
UNHCR appeals to Egypt to protect Ethiopians in Cairo
Egypt
June 12, 2013
UNHCR appeals to Egypt to protect Ethiopians in Cairo
Mohamed al-Dairy, regional representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Egypt, has appealed to all Egyptians…
AU urges Egypt and Ethiopia to hold talks on Nile row
Egypt
June 12, 2013
AU urges Egypt and Ethiopia to hold talks on Nile row
ADDIS ABABA - The African Union urged Egypt and Ethiopia to come together for talks to solve a bitter dispute…
FM: Nile Basin countries must unite, not fight, over water scarcity
Egypt
April 15, 2013
FM: Nile Basin countries must unite, not fight, over water scarcity
All Nile Basin countries should unite around the issue of sharing the Nile’s water, instead of fighting over it, said…
Ethiopian press: Egypt using Burundi Muslims to drum up support on Nile
Egypt
December 8, 2010
Ethiopian press: Egypt using Burundi Muslims to drum up support on Nile
Egypt is bribing officials of the East African country of Burundi in an effort to gain support on the Nile…
Ethiopia faces pressure to halt construction of Nile dam
Environment
September 5, 2010
Ethiopia faces pressure to halt construction of Nile dam
International and regional organizations have stepped up pressure on the Ethiopian government to suspend construction of a new dam on…
Diplomatic sources: Burundi won’t sign separate agreement on Nile
Egypt
August 26, 2010
Diplomatic sources: Burundi won’t sign separate agreement on Nile
Burundi has promised Egypt that it would not sign a separate Nile Basin agreement on the redistribution of Nile water,…
Mubarak orders ‘easy’ rules for state land sales
Egypt
July 26, 2010
Mubarak orders ‘easy’ rules for state land sales
At a Monday cabinet meeting, President Hosni Mubarak instructed the government to devise "transparent and easy" rules for the sale…