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11 Feb 2022 CAIRO, Egypt
GERD Negotiations: Egypt Sends Out Feeler
Ahead of African Union summit, Egypt's Prime Minister has called for dam negotiations to resume and follows Ethiopia's conciliatory statements of mutual benefit for Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.
21 Sep 2021 NEW YORK NY, United States
Security Council Urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan To Resume GERD Talks
UN Security Council stresses need for Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt to continue talks with African Union in order to agree water sharing of Nile River.
30 Apr 2021 KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo
Rhetoric Escalates As GERD Talks Fail To Make Progress
Ethiopia has called for a meeting of the African Union as tripartite talks fail again, plans to recommence reservoir filling in July's rainy season. Egypt and Sudan have insisted upon reaching agreement on water flows prior to any further filling.
12 Mar 2021 WASHINGTON DC, United States
Broader International Mediation Sought In GERD Impasse
Egypt and Sudan have renewed their calls for a new negotiating mechanism mediated by four international parties to help resolve the long-running dispute with Ethiopia over the GERD (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam) project.
21 Jan 2021 PARIS, France
Multi-Billion USD Funding Announced for Sahel Great Green Wall Project
In a January announcement at the the "One Planet Summit" for biodiversity, President of France Emmanuel Macron committed to a $14 Billion USD grant to scale up work on the Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative.The GGW, which was established in 2007, is Africa’s flagship initiative to tackle climate change, desertification and land degradation across the Sahel region - which covers the land surrounding the Sahara Desert in Africa...
13 Jan 2021 NYALA, Sudan
Darfur: 15 Killed In Water-related Violence As UNAMID Withdrawal Commences
A dispute over water access in the tribal areas of South Darfur, Sudan left 15 people dead at the end of December, just as the UN was widing up its 13 year peacekeeping mission in the country. According to media reports, a firefight erupted between members of the Masalit and Fallata tribes in Gereida city over access to the Rahad Abu Dereisa water well, leaving two Fallata tribesmen dead...
12 Jan 2021 KHARTOUM, Sudan
GERD Negotiations Stall Again
The latest round of tripartite (Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan) talks around the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have broken down, following a long-standing diplomatic pattern.Background: The GERD Saga (90 news articles)Negotiations were scheduled to commence 10 January to agree upon filling and operation of the reservoir behind the dam, but “failed to reach an acceptable agreement to resume negotiations” according to Sudan state media...