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Sudan seeks debt relief pledges, investment at Paris conference
Middle East
May 17, 2021
Sudan seeks debt relief pledges, investment at Paris conference
Sudan hopes to entice investors and secure pledges to pay off its arrears to the International Monetary Fund at a…
Sisi arrives in France to attend Paris Conference on Sudan
Egypt
May 16, 2021
Sisi arrives in France to attend Paris Conference on Sudan
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived on Sunday afternoon at the Paris Orly Airport to participate in both the Paris…
Negotiations over the GERD ‘must resume urgently,’ says US
Egypt
May 15, 2021
Negotiations over the GERD ‘must resume urgently,’ says US
The US State Department called for the urgent resumption of negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), stating that…
Group: Sudan forces disperse protest in Khartoum; 2 killed
Middle East
May 12, 2021
Group: Sudan forces disperse protest in Khartoum; 2 killed
CAIRO (AP) — Two protesters were killed when Sudanese security forces dispersed a demonstration late Tuesday in the capital of…
Ethiopia committed to AU-led GERD negotiations: Ethiopian PM
Egypt
May 11, 2021
Ethiopia committed to AU-led GERD negotiations: Ethiopian PM
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his official Twitter account tweeted about recent developments related to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…
Sudan says Ethiopian peacekeepers deported to refugee camp
Middle East
May 10, 2021
Sudan says Ethiopian peacekeepers deported to refugee camp
CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities on Sunday deported around three dozen Ethiopian peacekeepers, working on the UN mission in Darfur,…
Egypt’s Sisi to hold talks with Congolese President regarding Ethiopian Dam
Egypt
May 9, 2021
Egypt’s Sisi to hold talks with Congolese President regarding Ethiopian Dam
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday will meet the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi…
Feltman supports involvement of international community in GERD issue
Middle East
May 8, 2021
Feltman supports involvement of international community in GERD issue
The special US envoy to the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman stressed the importance of leading the negotiations on the…
Sudanese Prime Minister points to Sisi’s warnings in demonstrating seriousness of GERD crisis
Egypt
May 6, 2021
Sudanese Prime Minister points to Sisi’s warnings in demonstrating seriousness of GERD crisis
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok said that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s comments in April on negotiations around the Grand Ethiopian…
Ethiopia will not take GERD matter seriously unless Egypt and Sudan’s army show they can deter: Former FM
Egypt
May 4, 2021
Ethiopia will not take GERD matter seriously unless Egypt and Sudan’s army show they can deter: Former FM
Egypt’s former Foreign Minister Mohamed al-Orabi said on Monday that Ethiopia, and the international community at large, will not take…