World
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Africa
5/23/2024 10:52:22 AM
Influential Ethiopian women's rights activist Betelehem Akalework says she has been forced to move home twice in two years after enduring a barrage of online abuse, death threats and physical harassment.
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World
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Africa
5/15/2024 1:07:59 PM
"We call it green gold," says Ramadan Youssouf, a khat trader in the Ethiopian town of Aweday, one of the largest markets in the world for the mildly narcotic shrub.
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
4/29/2024 2:31:00 PM
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World
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Africa
4/10/2024 7:10:08 PM
A prominent Ethiopian opposition official from the sensitive Oromia region was found shot dead on Wednesday, a few hours after being arrested by government forces, his party said.
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Sports
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Omni sports
4/7/2024 8:56:14 PM
Mulugeta Uma and Mestawut Fikir won the Paris Marathon men's and women's races on Sunday to give Ethiopia a double in the event for the first time in five years.
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World
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Africa
4/4/2024 1:20:22 PM
Human Rights Watch on Thursday called for the United Nations to investigate "war crimes" committed by the Ethiopian army in Amhara, a region that has been plagued by conflict.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
4/2/2024 8:27:35 PM
As Ethiopia prepares for a fifth filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Cairo has warned Addis Ababa of the possible impacts on Egypt, reports Doaa El-Bey
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/28/2024 12:58:40 PM
Egypt’s Minister of Irrigation and Water Sources Hani Sewilam warned Ethiopia on Wednesday that any harm caused by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to Egypt will come at a cost.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
3/26/2024 4:39:45 PM
The present crisis in Sudan has potentially important implications for the Egyptian and Sudanese positions on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, writes Farouk Abu Deif
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World
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Africa
2/17/2024 5:37:59 PM
Leaders at an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Saturday condemned Israel’s offensive in Gaza and called for its immediate end as they opened a two-day summit.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
2/13/2024 9:44:33 PM
Coming during a critical time at the regional level, the positive outcomes expected from the visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Cairo this week could be very substantial, writes Abdel-Rahman Salah
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World
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Africa
2/7/2024 12:45:33 PM
The UN’s World Food Program says it aims to reach up to 3 million Ethiopians affected by climate change and conflict in the coming weeks, half the number it supported in the East African country before the agency introduced a lengthy aid suspension last year.
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World
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Africa
2/6/2024 2:04:09 PM
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has played down fears of a war with Somalia over his quest for sea access for his landlocked country, saying Tuesday that Ethiopia is only interested in peace with its neighbor.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/6/2024 12:56:09 PM
Construction on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) entered its final phase, according to Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen, who added that the construction of the dam has currently reached 94.6 percent.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
1/2/2024 8:21:31 PM
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam file remains a major challenge for Egypt.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/24/2023 5:27:10 PM
Egypt's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hani Sewilam said Saturday that Addis Ababa is building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to exhert political dominance over the Nile River, in addition to the declared purpose of generating electricity.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/20/2023 5:38:20 PM
Sileshi Bekele, Ethiopia's chief negotiator on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and ambassador to the US, said on Wednesday that construction on the GERD is 94 percent complete, with the last concrete set to be poured by September 2024.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/19/2023 8:03:00 PM
Egypt announced Tuesday that the recently revived negotiation track over the long-standing dispute caused by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has reached an end as the fourth and final trilateral round of talks with Ethiopia and Sudan, which concluded earlier today, failed to yield any results.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/18/2023 10:12:47 PM
The fourth round of talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) commenced on Monday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with the participation of ministerial delegations from Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia, according to an official statement by Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/1/2023 3:51:17 PM
Ethiopia has started discharging water from the middle corridor of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in preparation for the fifth filling, Abbas Sharaki, professor of geology and water resources at Cairo University, said on Tuesday.
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