Egypt

Tensions are rising between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia as the latter is determined to begin the second phase of filling the Great Renaissance Dam (GERD) upstream of the Blue Nile in July. In the absence of a binding agreement, Khartoum and Cairo sent a letter to the UN Security Council condemning a unilateral decision that would jeopardize "peace and stability in the region". Sudan, on the front lines,…

The Egyptian club Al Ahly won 3-0 in the final of the Champions League against the South African formation of Kaizer Chiefs FC, this Saturday 17 July at the Mohammed-V stadium in Casablanca. This is the tenth coronation of the "Red Devils" in the competition and the third for their coach Pitso Mosimane. "I am a South African…

On Thursday, UN Security Council members tried to resolve the long-running dispute between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the operation of Addis Ababa's giant hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile. Members supported the African Union's mediation work and called on all parties to continue the talks. Egypt and Sudan both called on the UN Security Council to help resolve the dispute after Ethiopia began filling the reservoir earlier this week behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for a second…

On Thursday, July 8, the UN pressured Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume negotiations on the great renaissance dam on the Nile, under the leadership of the African Union. Egypt would have liked the UN Security Council to address the issue, but the fifteen members unanimously invited them to reconsider concessions in order to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.…

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will meet on Thursday to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as regional tensions escalate. Earlier this week, Egypt and Sudan said Ethiopia had begun the second phase of filling the reservoir, an operation not yet confirmed by Addis Ababa. The Nile is 6,695 kilometers and is one of the world's longest rivers and a major supplier of water and hydropower in a largely dry region. Its more than 3 million square kilometers (1.16 million square…

Military clashes loom as Ethiopia and Egypt fight over Nile dam ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's decision to resume filling the Grand Renaissance dam along the Blue Nile has exacerbated tensions between Cairo and Addis Ababa, in a conflict that could reach new heights unprecedented in modern history in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia has already officially notified Egypt that it has resumed filling the…

Ethiopia says it has begun the next phase of filling a controversial mega-dam on the Nile, Egyptian authorities said on Monday, raising tensions ahead of an upcoming UN Security Council on the issue. Egypt said the move was "a violation of international laws and standards governing projects built on the common basins of international rivers", and had expressed its "firm refusal to take this unilateral action", its Ministry of Irrigation said in a statement late Monday. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday opened a strategic naval base on the Mediterranean to "secure shipping companies," the presidency said. "It is the latest Egyptian military base on the Mediterranean and will focus on securing the northern and western front of the country," the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. The ceremony was attended by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, and by the President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed…

French leaders of Amesys and Nexa Technologies are accused of participating in an act of torture for the sale of surveillance equipment to Egypt and Libya. This follows a complaint from the International Federation for Human Rights and The League of Human Rights. To date, four men, former directors or still in office, have been…

Ethiopia's plan to build military bases in Red Sea ignites tensions with Egypt NAIROBI, Kenya - The duel between Addis Ababa and Cairo seems far from over, even as the two countries fight for the construction of the Grand Renaissance dam which Egypt wants to fill periodically contrary to Ethiopia's plans. And the battle may now have shifted towards control of the military in the region, with…