By: Bazi Bussuri Sheikh Water is said to hit humans at a profoundly different level than other resources. Water experts argue that people are willing to do horrible things to each other, but they do not willingly turn off each other’s water. Water knows no political boundaries. Water, unlike land, is hard to “capture”, it…
Africa Cradle 1. South Africa South Africa is the only African country that is a member of the G20 and BRICS (the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa grouping), and the only African country of the EU’s 10 global strategic partners. This is mainly because South Africa is the EU’s largest trading partner in Africa…
Washington (AFP) – US President Barack Obama has approved the delivery of a dozen F-16 aircraft to Egypt that had been frozen after a military-led takeover. The White House said Obama told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi by phone on Tuesday that a 2013 freeze would be lifted. The move comes as Egypt plays…
Egypt and Ethiopia make peace over a hugely controversial Nile dam. And Cairo’s about-face has everything to do with security. BY KEITH JOHNSON, Foreign Policy The mounting security concerns that have Egypt poised to send ground troops into Yemen also seem to have pushed Cairo into making nice with Ethiopia after years of tensions over the…
Political analyst sees declaration as a step towards new relations with Ethiopia, but former water minister slams it for threatening Egypt’s share of Nile water By Hana Afifi Egyptian experts are divided in their reactions to Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on Monday signing a declaration of principles over Ethiopia building the Renaissance Dam on the…
Final Full Text Of Ethiopia-Sudan-Egypt Agreement On Nile Use An important step towards resolving a long-running dispute over the Grand Renaissance Dam, the leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have signed in Khartoum a declaration of principles as follows. File photo: A general view shows construction activity on the Grand Renaissance dam in Guba Woreda,…
Summary Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will travel to Addis Ababa on March 23 to address Ethiopian lawmakers before traveling to Sudan to sign an agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The details of the agreement are unknown, but its aim is to balance Ethiopia’s economic interests with Egypt’s national security concerns. Ethiopia, Egypt…
By VOA NEWS FORMER U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman Cohen said he wanted to set the record straight about his recommendation during the 1991 London Conference on Ethiopia, Eritrea and Port Assab. He said he did not say the port belongs to Ethiopia, contrary to what some in Ethiopia had attributed…
Visa requirements for Ethiopian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Ethiopia. In 2014, Ethiopian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 39 countries and territories, ranking the Ethiopian passport 88th in the world. Visa requirements map Ethiopia Visa free access Visa on arrival Visa required …
African Arguments “Unlike all previous governments our writ runs in every village” – By Richard Dowden RAS Director Richard Dowden interviewed Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles on May 12th 2012. What follows is a selection of quotes from the interview on subjects ranging from democracy to the demise of Muammar Gadaffi and ‘land grabbing.’ To read Richard’s…