Renaissance Dam

Renaissance Dam crisis: al-Sisi says Egypt cannot tolerate water shortage

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his country cannot tolerate any water shortage underlying the need for legal and binding…

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Reservoir workers strike in Sudan raises harvest season worries

Reservoir workers in the Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation insisted on carrying out their announced strike for a until their demands…

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Egypt, Sudan, discuss latest GERD developments

Officials from Sudan and Egypt discussed in Khartoum the latest developments in the GERD crisis with Ethiopia. Khartoum: AlTaghyeer The…

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Sudanese authorities respond to Ethiopia dam power generation start

Sudanese authorities have made their first official response to Ethiopia beginning Renaissance Dam hydroelectric power generation. Khartoum: AlTaghyeer On Monday,…

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Ethiopia announces first GERD electricity generation operations

An official in the government in Ethiopia told Agence France-Presse that Sunday will witness the first operation to generate electricity…

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Minister of Irrigation comments on GERD developments

The Sudanese Minister of Irrigation expressed hope that the UN Security Council statement would constitute an impetus for the resumption…

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Congolese delegation arrives in Khartoum

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Christophe Lutundula, arrived to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum,…

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Ethiopia Airlines Says Weapons Seized In Sudan ‘Legal’

Ethiopian Airlines said Monday its transport of weapons to Sudan was a “legal and commercial” shipment of hunting guns, after…

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UN to withdraw over 3,000 Ethiopian troops from Abyei

The UN has decided to withdraw about 3.4 thousand Ethiopian military troops participating in (UNISFA) peacekeeping missions in the Abyei…

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Sudan: Avoiding Renaissance Dam second filling’s impact done at a “very big” cost

The Director of the General Department of Nile Water at the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources, Abdel Rahman Saghiroun,…

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Sudan requests 1000 megawatts of electricity from Ethiopia

Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has declared that Sudan has inquired about the purchase of 1000 megawatts of electricity from neighboring…

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Sudan, Algeria Foreign Affairs meet over Renaissance Dam

The Foreign Minister of Algeria, Ramtane Lamamra, arrived in Sudan as part of the latest effort to bridge the gap…

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Blue Nile officially reaches flood levels

The Blue Nile in Sudan has officially reached flood levels. Local authorities have called on citizens to take the necessary…

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Hamdok makes contact with Ethiopian Prime Minister

The Sudanese PM Abdalla Hamdok, in his capacity as IGAD president, made contact with Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed –one…

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Blue Nile levels on the rise in Sudan

Competent authorities in Sudan have announced new recorded increases in Blue Nile levels, after having registered below average levels consistently…

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US State Department: Renaissance Dam issue requires permanent settlement

On matters concerning the Renaissance Dam, the US State Department told Al-Jazeera that Washington continues to support Ethiopia, Egypt and…

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Security Council calls for resumed GERD negotiations

The UN Security Council called for a return to the negotiations table after its session on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…

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Sudanese Minister of Irrigation: “Little value” to Ethiopian information concerning Renaissance Dam

The Sudanese Minister of Irrigation considered that the information provided by Ethiopia regarding the Renaissance Dam’s second year filling bears…

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Tunisia pushes urgent draft resolution to Security Council urging Ethiopia to stop Renaissance Dam filling

Tunisia has submitted a draft resolution to its partners in the Security Council calling on the Ethiopian government to stop…

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Maryam al-Mahdi, Sameh Shoukry: Sudan and Egypt refuse Ethiopia’s unilateral second-filling operations

The Foreign Affairs Ministers of both Sudan and Egypt, Maryam al-Mahdi and Sameh Shoukry (respectively), agreed to intensify joint efforts…

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Sudan refuses water shares talk in Renaissance Dam negotiations

The Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources in Sudan, reaffirmed his country’s refusal to discuss division of water shares during…

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UN Security Council likely to meet over Renaissance Dam

According to Reuters, the UN Security Council might hold a meeting next week over the Renaissance Dam situation. AlTaghyeer: Agencies…

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Sudan participates in Southern Nile Basin countries meetings in Addis Ababa

Sudan, represented by the Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, is participating in the Southern Nile Basin countries meetings held…

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General Debele: Ethiopia not favoring military option for GERD

The Director of the Engineering Department at the Ethiopian Ministry of Defense, General Buta Bachata Debele, confirmed that Ethiopia does…

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