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Egypt keen to boost its bilateral relations with NB countries

Egypt hopes for a continued prosperous cooperation with Nile riparian countries to strengthen communal bridges, shared benefits and economic integration, Egyptian Minister of Water Resource and...
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No plans to harm Egypt, Ethiopia tells Kerry

Ethiopia has delivered assurances to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that its development projects do not aim to harm Egypt, an Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Saturday. Speaking...
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John Kerry voices concern to Ethiopia’s PM over detained bloggers and journalists.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he had raised concerns about Ethiopia’s detention of six bloggers and three journalists during a meeting with the country’s prime minister on...
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Egyptian satellite to monitor construction of Ethiopia’s disputed dam

A new Egyptian satellite will track the construction of an Ethiopian hydroelectric dam over which officials in Cairo and Addis Ababa have been locked in a standoff over fears that the project will...
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Kuwait to buy Nile water from Ethiopia

Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome met on Monday with Rashad Mustafa Shawa, chairperson of the Swiss water company Mai Resources International, to discuss the mechanisms of exporting his country's...
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Sudan’s al-Bashir hails Ethiopia mega projects

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday praised a series mega projects being implemented in Ethiopia, saying it would pave the way for "the new Ethiopia." Addressing Intellectuals' Forum on...
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Egypt can get electricity from Ethiopia with dam completion: Ethiopian minister

The Renaissance Dam has been a source of concern for the Egyptian government since images of the project's construction stirred public anxiety about its possible effects on Egypt's share of Nile...
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Ethiopia completes 32% of Grand Renaissance Dam

Ethiopia has completed construction of 32 per cent of its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and is "prepared for any confrontation with the Egyptian government", the country's Prime Minister...
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Giant Nile dam will make Ethiopia a power hub

Ethiopia's bold decision to pay for a huge dam itself has overturned generations of Egyptian control over the Nile's waters, and may help transform one of the world's poorest countries into a...
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Ethiopian PM calls Egypt to resume talks over Renaissance dam issues

Ethiopia's prime minister says that Egypt should resume talks rather than continuing 'unnecessary complaints' over its proposed dam MENA Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has invited...
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Ethiopia PM urges Egypt to stop ‘unnecessary noise’ on Nile dam

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Thursday called on Egypt to stop what he described as "unnecessary noise" about a Nile dam project. "Ethiopia has been working with...
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Egyptian reconnaissance satellite launched by Soyuz

A Russian-built imaging satellite launched Wednesday aboard a Soyuz rocket to supply Egyptian authorities with high-resolution views of Earth for environmental, scientific and military...