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Egypt's Sisi voices concern over lack of negotiations on Ethiopia's mega dam

CAIRO - Muslimchronicle

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi stressed on Thursday his extreme concern over the lack of progress in the negotiations over the building of Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). During a joint press conference with visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Sisi stressed the necessity to overcome current obstacles in ongoing negotiations over the massive dam. Sisi has also expressed understandingRead more

Egypt FM to visit Ethiopia over Nile dam

Addis Ababa - Muslimchronicle

Egypt’s top diplomat is to visit Addis Ababa Tuesday to discuss controversial Ethiopian plans to build a dam on the Nile that Cairo fears will impact its water supplies, his ministry said Monday. Construction of the massive dam on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia has poisoned relations between the two countries, as Egypt fears its share of water from theRead more

Ethiopian FM urges strengthened Ethiopia-China ties

ADDIS ABABA - Muslimchronicle

Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister on Monday called for strengthening the socioeconomic partnership between Ethiopia and China. Workneh Gebeyehu made the call during his meeting with the newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia, Tan Jian. The foreign minister has on Monday received copies of credentials of the incoming Chinese ambassador. According to Gebeyehu, the ties between Ethiopia and China has shownRead more

Human Traffickers Throw 300 Migrants Into The Sea, 56 Drown

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

At least 56 people have drowned over the past 24 hours, and dozens remain missing, after human traffickers forced 300 African migrants off two Yemen-bound boats and into the sea. Survivors -- all Ethiopian and Somali migrants -- managed to make their way to Shabwa, a southern province along Yemen's Arabian Sea coastline, the International Organization for Migration said. TheRead more

Sudan renews its commitment to apply AUHIP negotiations guidelines on the two areas

Khartoum - SUNA

Peace negations on the two areas of South Kordufan and the Blue Nile will resume in the coming few days in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. Member of the government negotiating team, Abdul Rahaman Abu Midian has renewed the government side commitment to the guidelines as set by the African Union High Level Implementation Panel led by former SouthRead more

HH the Emir, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hold Round of Talks

Addis Ababa - Arab Today

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, on Monday held a round of official talks at the National Palace in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. At the outset of the meeting, the Ethiopian prime minister welcomed HH the Emir and the accompanying delegation to Ethiopia, thanking himRead more

Sudan renews its commitment to apply AUHIP negotiations

Khartoum - SUNA

Khartoum and Addis Ababa Call for Immediate Cessation of Hostilities

Addis Ababa - Arab Today

Sudan and Ethiopia has called on the disputing sides in South Sudan State to abide by immediate cessation of hostilities and to refrain from violence as means for solving disputes in their country. A joint communique issued by the end of talks in Addis Ababa between the President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, and the Ethiopian Prime Minister,Read more

Sudan and Ethiopia Agree on Gradual Work for Reaching Economic Integration

Addis Ababa - SUNA

President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, and the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Haile-Mariam Desalegn, have affirmed their commitment to the implementation of the agreements which were signed by the two countries as well as strengthening the people's relations toward achieving economic integration between Sudan and Ethiopia. In a joint communique at the end of the official visit of PresidentRead more

Qatari-Ethiopian Relations Towards New Prospects of Cooperation

Doha - Arab Today

Qatari-Ethiopian relations will begin a new phase of cooperation and coordination based on the common desire of the two friendly countries to establish a solid ground for stronger future prospects. The future of relations between Doha and Addis Ababa represents an integral model due to the advantages that both countries enjoy for the interests of the two countries' people. TheRead more