Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The Nile River’s water level is rising alarmingly in its sections in Sudan, local authorities warned on Wednesday, prompting new flood concerns in areas that have already been fighting floodwater or battered by torrential rains since June. “All sections on the Blue Nile River, a major …
Read More »Ethiopia announces completion of third filling of mega-dam
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia announced the successful completion of the third filling of its mega-dam on the Blue Nile. “It is with great pleasure, I announce the successful completion of the third filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD),” said Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on …
Read More »Sudan says Nile water level stable despite Ethiopia’s 2nd filling of Nile Dam
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | A Sudanese official on Sunday said that no drop in the water level of the Blue Nile has been detected despite Ethiopia’s start of the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “Since April, Al-Daim station on the border with Ethiopia has not monitored …
Read More »Sudan rejects Ethiopian proposal on filling, operation of Nile dam
Khartoum, Sudan | XINHUA | Sudan on Tuesday announced its rejection of an Ethiopian proposal regarding the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), said Sudan’s Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry in a statement. Sudan rejected the Ethiopian proposal as it stipulates that an agreement should only …
Read More »Africa’s largest power dam stokes regional tensions
Paris, France | AFP | Ethiopia’s construction of a massive power dam on the Blue Nile is raising tensions with Egypt, which depends on the river for 90 percent of its water supply. As the neighbours and Sudan met in Washington Wednesday for mediated talks on the potential conflict flashpoint, here …
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