Ethiopia nears completion of Nile dam filling Ethiopia has nearly completed the filling of a huge dam on the Blue Nile River for a second year, state media reported on Monday, a move that has Read More
Egypt buys Rafale jets amid tensions with Ethiopia Egypt has signed a contract with France to buy 30 Rafale fighter jets in a deal that investigative website Disclose said was worth $4.5bn, as tensions with Ethiopia Read More
Background of border dispute Sudan and Ethiopia share a common boundary that stretches over 1,600 kilometers (994 miles). The border was drawn following a series of treaties between Ethiopia and the colonial powers of Britain and Italy. Read More
Ethiopia dam talks break down once again Negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, in a long-running dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, have reached a new impasse, the three Read More
The war in Ethiopia Ethnic tensions between Ethiopia’s federal government and nationalist forces in the northern Tigray region have erupted into a full-blown armed conflict. Tigray, despite accounting for only 5 percent of Ethiopia’s Read More
Background of the Nile dispute The scarcity of water has been an increasingly worrying problem in Egypt that the government is yet to find a solution to, and Cairo has declared a state of emergency Read More
<h1><strong>Egypt declares water emergency</strong></h1> <p> The scarcity of water has been an increasingly worrying problem in Egypt that the government is Read More
Ethiopia is an emerging economy and the Horn of Africa’s power hub. But in spite of its considerable potential, it also has to face significant challenges to its rise. Depending on how it copes Read More