Ethiopia has rejected reports that it is filling a massive reservoir behind a new hydroelectric dam, as the colossal infrastructure project strains ties between three African nations that depend on the Nile River for water. Egypt has previously threatened to go to war over the dam Nearly 10 years of …
Read More »Zindzi Mandela tested positive for Covid-19 on the day of his death, says his son
“This does not mean that she died of Covid complications, but simply that she tested positive for it,” Mandela said during the Wednesday broadcast. “Several other tests were done and those tests will give us more information about what might have led to her premature death.” He said the family …
Read More »Sudan says Ethiopia denies filling Renaissance dam reservoir
CAIRO (Reuters) – Ethiopia told Sudan that news reports that it had begun to fill the reservoir of Ethiopia’s Great Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile were incorrect, Sudan’s foreign ministry said Thursday in a release. FILE PHOTO: A sample satellite image shows a close-up view of the Ethiopian Renaissance …
Read More »Libya denounces Egypt’s threats ‘will not remain inactive’ | News
Libya has condemned the Egyptian president for recent comments suggesting that Cairo “will not remain inactive” against threats to national security and it could arm Libyan tribes against the internationally recognized government. During a meeting in Cairo with tribal leaders from the eastern city of Benghazi on Thursday, President Abdel …
Read More »Fahim Saleh: Nigerian tech industry mourns Gokada founder
Saleh, 33, was found in his New York apartment, a police source told CNN. Gokada described the death of its CEO as “sudden and tragic.” “Our hearts go out to his friends, family and all those who feel the pain and anguish that we are currently experiencing, here in Gokada,” …
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