Sudan and Ethiopia: tensions rise – World – Al-Ahram Weekly

[ad_1] Tensions are rising between Sudan and Ethiopia following the failure of the latest round of tripartite negotiations, with Egypt, on the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). An unresolved border dispute between Khartoum and Addis Ababa has contributed to the problem, but there are additional reasons for the escalating tension. …

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FAO steps up desert locust operations in East Africa

[ad_1] The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said its operation against the desert locust will continue in all affected countries in East Africa amid swarming invasions in Kenya. The FAO said Monday that immature swarms continue to migrate south from breeding areas in eastern Ethiopia and …

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