Ethiopia began filling the Great Renaissance, a giant hydroelectric dam being built on the Blue Nile, its water minister said on Wednesday after talks with Sudan and Egypt on the structure stalled. The dam is the centerpiece of Ethiopia’s bid to become Africa’s largest energy exporter. “The construction of the …
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ADDIS ABABA / CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have failed to reach agreement in a new round of talks organized by the African Union to regulate the flow of water from the giant Blue Nile hydroelectric dam built by Addis Ababa , the three countries said. A satellite …
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The latest round of negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the latter’s contentious dam on the Blue Nile has ended without an agreement, according to Egyptian and Sudanese officials. “All efforts made to reach a solution were without result,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Monday in an interview …
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – More than 166 people were killed during anti-government protests in Ethiopia last week, the government said on Sunday, as the capital and other hotspots remained under surveillance by security forces and a widespread Internet shutdown entered his sixth day. FILE PHOTO: Ethiopian military travel in their …
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Firaol Ajema and his friends, dressed in black T-shirts, have gathered every afternoon in recent days to listen to the music of the Ethiopian pop star Hachalu Hundessa, also known as Haacaaluu Hundeessaa. Homemade shirts with the portrait of the dead singer and the slogan “I am also Hachalu” are …
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