• Wednesday, 9 October 2019

    Ethiopia accuses Egypt of having “colonial era” control of Nile

    Ethiopia ratchets up rhetoric in GERD row: The extent of the diplomatic impasse over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was laid bare yesterday after it emerged that Ethiopia had accused Egypt of having “colonial era” control of the Nile....
  • Monday, 7 October 2019

    GERD talks once again at a standstill following Khartoum meeting

    GERD talks grind to a halt: Talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have once again reached a deadlock, with a two-day meeting in Khartoum between the countries’ irrigation ministers wrapping...
  • Thursday, 3 October 2019

    Egypt in the News on 3 October 2019: Protests, GERD, FGM

    Analysis of what prompted Egypt’s recent demonstrations is still dominating coverage in the foreign press,with Andrew England arguing in the Financial Times that the Ikhwan are too weak and fragmented as a movement to have any influence on Egyptian politics....
  • Monday, 30 September 2019

    Egypt rallies int’l support to resolve GERD gridlock

    Shoukry rallying int’l support to resolve GERD gridlock: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry brought up the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations in several meetings with other foreign ministers during the UN General Assembly in New York last week after President...
  • Monday, 23 September 2019

    Anti-government protests dominate coverage in the foreign press

    Weekend protests continue to hold the attention of the foreign press: Protesters clashed with police for the second night in a row in Suez on Saturday, AFP reports. Witnesses told the newswire that some demonstrators were met with tear gas...
  • Wednesday, 18 September 2019

    Egypt in the News on 18 September 2019: GERD, Benban, human rights

    Topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning is our continued spat with Ethiopia about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD): Ethiopia’s “summary rejection” of Egypt’s plan for filling and operating the dam is "unfair and inequitable," Foreign...
  • Tuesday, 17 September 2019

    GERD talks at a “deadlock” amid wide gap between Egypt and Ethiopia

    GERD talks at a gridlock again? Ethiopia rejected last month Egypt’s proposal for the timeline of filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s (GERD) reservoir, less than two weeks after Egypt handed it to the African country and neighboring Sudan, according...
  • Monday, 16 September 2019

    Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia resume GERD talks after over a year

    Negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) resumed yesterday after having stopped for more than a year, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told reporters, according to AMAY. Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs, Hamdi Sanad Loza, had expressed unease at...
  • Sunday, 15 September 2019

    Egypt expresses unease at prolonged GERD negotiations

    Egypt expresses unease at prolonged GERD negotiations: Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs, Hamdi Sanad Loza, expressed unease at the drawn-out negotiations about the Grand Ethopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in a meeting with the ambassadors of the European countries accredited...

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