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Blue Nile

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a fait accompli, so it’s time to get real

Africa

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a fait accompli, so it’s time to get real

By Peter Fabricius

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam generates grand hostility with Egypt

Africa

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam generates grand hostility with Egypt

By Peter Fabricius

UN Security Council tipped to mediate GERD dispute as tensions rise

Africa

UN Security Council tipped to mediate GERD dispute as tensions rise

By Peter Fabricius

Egyptian envoy to meet Ramaphosa to lobby against Ethiopian dam

Africa

Egyptian envoy to meet Ramaphosa to lobby against Ethiopian dam

By Peter Fabricius

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Geopolitical tension escalates the potential for a war in Horn of Africa

Africa

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Geopolitical tension escalates the potential for a war in Horn of Africa

By David Monyae and Ekeminiabasi Eyita-Okon

Three-way talks on Blue Nile dam dispute to resume Tuesday

Africa

Three-way talks on Blue Nile dam dispute to resume Tuesday

By Christi Nortier

Dam talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan end with no deal

Africa

Dam talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan end with no deal

By Al Jazeera

Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute must be solved soon

Africa

Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute must be solved soon

By Peter Fabricius for ISS TODAY

Dam It! Ethiopia’s game-changing project — and its regional problem

Africa

Dam It! Ethiopia’s game-changing project — and its regional problem

By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Egypt and Sudan move from denial to acceptance

Africa

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Egypt and Sudan move from denial to acceptance

By Simon Allison

Khartoum bangs the war drums

Africa

Khartoum bangs the war drums

By Simon Allison