Renaissance Dam

Egypt said on Tuesday that the latest talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have failed, but it will closely monitor the process of filling and operating the dam and reserve the right to defend its water. “Egypt reserves…
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Egypt has denounced Ethiopia over the latter’s accusation that Cairo is politicizing the row over Nile waters, saying that the accusation is an attempt to evade legal responsibility for the effects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.…
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Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Aty, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, has said that the Renaissance Dam negotiations are currently frozen “due to Ethiopian intransigence.” Ethiopia announced a few days ago that Prime Minister Abi Ahmed had…
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Egypt has sent a letter to the UN Security Council after Ethiopia announced the operation of the first low turbine in its Renaissance Dam, warning that it was another “fundamental breach” of the Declaration of Principles agreement. On…
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The Arab League responded to the possibility of mediating in the Renaissance Dam crisis, as does the African Union, against the background of the stalled negotiations between the three countries (Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia) to reach a…
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The European Union has played an effective role in supporting the democratic transition in Sudan, particularly in international forums, the Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council said. Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan called…
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Egypt’s irrigation minister said on Monday that he had received official notice from Ethiopia that it had begun filling the reservoir behind its giant hydropower dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), for a second year. Egypt…
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Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Saturday that he anticipates negotiations with Ethiopia over the Grand Renaissance Dam will continue to falter. Speaking during a television program on Sada El-Balad channel, Shoukry said…
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Egypt and Sudan agreed Tuesday that Ethiopia’s decision to proceed with a second filling for the Renaissance Dam is considered a “unilateral act” that threatens both of their interests. The remarks were announced as part of a joint…
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Dubai - (East): Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok said in a statement, on Monday, that "the (Ethiopian) Renaissance Dam threatens the safety of 20 million Sudanese," stressing that "their lives depend on the Blue Nile." Hamdok…
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