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Egypt Seeks U.S. Assist on Ethiopia Dam

December 15, 2022TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

“This is a very vital and existential matter to us. And we thank the United States for its support and its attention.” – President al-Sisi BY AFP Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday sought US help in pressing Ethiopia into an agreement on a mega-dam that the parched Arab country sees as an existential […]

Egypt, Eritrea Foreign Ministers Discuss Egyptian Fishermen’s Release

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021TesfaNews1 Comment

BY SAMI HEGAZI | DAILY NEWS EGYPT Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, held a telephone meeting with his Eritrean counterpart, Osman Saleh, to discuss the release of Egyptian fishermen detained in Eritrea. During the conversation, Shoukry confirmed Egypt’s interest in releasing the detained fishermen as soon as possible, in recognition of the relations […]

Egypt Weighs Stance on Ethiopian Tigray Conflict

November 23, 2020TesfaNews1 Comment

“Egypt seeks to remain at an equal distance from the parties to the conflict so that its stance is not misinterpreted …” BY MUHAMMED MAGDY | AL MONITOR While the conflict rages in the Ethiopian Tigray region, a high-ranking delegation from Eritrea arrived in Cairo Nov. 17 for a visit that raised questions about the […]

Cairo Supports Efforts to Stabilize Horn of Africa, Egypt’s FM Tells Eritrean Delegation

November 22, 2020TesfaNews2 Comments

BY AHRAM ONLINE Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told his Eritrean counterpart, Osman Saleh, on Wednesday that Cairo fully supports all efforts aiming to enhance peace, security, and stability in the Horn of Africa.

U.S. Halts Some Foreign Assistance Funding to Ethiopia Over Dam Dispute with Egypt, Sudan

August 28, 2020TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Some U.S. officials fear the move will harm Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa. BY ROBBIE GRAMER | FOREIGN POLICY Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has approved a plan to halt U.S. foreign assistance to Ethiopia as the Trump administration attempts to mediate a dispute with Egypt and Sudan over the East African country’s construction of […]

Receiving ‘Marching Orders’ is Anathema to the Eritrean DNA

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020TesfaNews2 Comments

BY FIKREJESUS AMHAZION (PH.D.) In a recent article, “A Request: More Honesty, Less Nonsense”, I discussed the issue of the fabrication of information, pointing out how things like “fake news”, misinformation, and disinformation have become increasingly salient and problematic issues within societies around the world. The central focus of the article was on how during […]

Eritrea Weighs Role in Egypt-Ethiopia Dispute Over Nile Dam

July 17, 2020TesfaNews1 Comment

What role can Eritrea play in the conflict between Cairo and Addis Ababa over the GERD? BY AYAH AMAN | AL-MONITOR During his two-day visit to Cairo on July 6-7, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki held bilateral talks with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, focusing on the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian (GERD) and security […]

Backed into a Corner Over the Nile Dam, Egypt May Have No Choice but to Go to War

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020TesfaNews1 Comment

Water is not the only vital interest at stake: Egypt’s president and former general Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is fighting for his legitimacy BY AHMED ABOUDOUH | THE INDEPENDENT When I warned in March that war between Egypt and Ethiopia over a Nile dam is possible if they don’t reach an agreement, the official Twitter account […]