Tag: grand renaissance dam
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Ethiopia inaugurates the Grand Renaissance Dam
Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam yesterday in an official government ceremony in Guba. Not many foreign dignitaries were present for the ceremony but the President of Kenya and the President of Dijibouti were both present. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed led the ceremony. The dam is not fully complete but has been operational…
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Somalian, Egyptian, and Eritrean Ministers of Foreign Affairs meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Egypt and Eritrea met on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly, however no conclusive statement was made by either any of them over the meeting. They discussed strategic cooperation and all three are allies with historic disputes against Ethiopia. Somalia is currently receiving Egyptian military…
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Eritrean troops move into Somalia as talks between Ethiopia and Somalia break down
Talks between Ethiopia and Somalia as brokered by Turkey have broken down and will not be rescheduled any time soon. Meanwhile, Eritrean forces have moved into Somalia to assist it against Ethiopian forces which have invaded southern Somalian airports to prevent the further influx of Egyptian forces into Somalia. Ethiopia and Eritrea fought against each…
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Egypt and Turkey sign new energy, trade and military deals
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was in Ankara, Turkey, yesterday, signing new energy and trade deals with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan. Egypt also signed agreements for new military and drone purchases from Turkey and appealed to Turkey to mediate with Ethiopia in its dispute over the Grand Renaissance Dam. Both Turkey and Egypt praised Somalia’s…
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Ethiopia and Egypt mount forces on Somalia’s border over Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam
Ethiopia is taking no chances with Egypt and is massing troops on its border with Somalia after Egypt announced that its army would deploy there to secure its national interests in the ongoing dispute with Ethiopia over the Grand Renaissance Dam. Ethiopia is nearing completion the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam that it started…
