• Wednesday, 22 July 2020

    Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan agree to more GERD talks as last round wraps up without agreement

    It’s back to the drawing board on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed to hold more talks to break the impasse over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Their goal: a legally...
  • Wednesday, 22 July 2020

    GERD summit top story on talk shows

    School tuition fees, GERD and thwarted terror attack all headlined the talk shows last night. GERD negotiations are now talks about talks: Ala Mas'ouleety's Ahmed Moussa spoke with Alaa Al Zawahiri, a member of Egypt's technical team in the Grand...
  • Tuesday, 21 July 2020

    Parliament vote to approve intervention in Libya top story on talk shows

    It was wall-to-wall foreign policy on the airwaves last night (with a sprinkling of covid and an interview with the EgyptAir boss — both of which earn a mention in this morning’s What We’re Tracking Today, above). Parliament authorizes military...
  • Sunday, 19 July 2020

    Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia to hold “mini summit” on GERD after AU-led negotiations end with little progress

    Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia to hold “mini summit” on GERD after AU-led negotiations end with little progress: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will meet with Sudan and Ethiopia’s heads of state for a limited African Union (AU) presidential summit in another...
  • Thursday, 16 July 2020

    Egypt in the News on 16 July 2020

    The confusion about whether Ethiopia has started filling the reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is dominating the conversation in the foreign press this morning. We have more in this morning’s Speed Round, above. Also getting attention in the...
  • Thursday, 16 July 2020

    Egypt demands answers amid confusion over whether Ethiopia has started filling GERD

    Egypt demands answers amid confusion over whether Ethiopia has started filling GERD: Egypt is seeking urgent clarification from Ethiopia over reports that it has started filling the reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the Foreign Ministry said in...
  • Wednesday, 15 July 2020

    Ethiopia open to ongoing GERD talks with Egypt despite dispute

    Ethiopia leaves door open for more GERD talks: Ethiopia is open to continuing talks with Egypt on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), despite failing to reach an agreement in the latest round of African Union-sponsored talks, Bloomberg reports. The...
  • Tuesday, 14 July 2020

    AU-sponsored round of GERD talks end with no agreement

    GERD talks fail to break impasse: The latest round of talks to resolve the dispute surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has ended without a breakthrough. Alternative proposals were presented by the legal and technical teams of Egypt, Sudan...
  • Tuesday, 14 July 2020

    GERD talks, domestic consumption top stories on talk shows

    The big news of the night: More details of the Madbouly government’s plans to encourage consumer spending. The breakdown of GERD negotiations the schools “expenses crisis” also got attention from the nation’s talking heads. Finance Minister Mohamed Maait had a...

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