Will Cairo succeed in stopping Ethiopian control over Nile waters? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ayah Aman

Ayah Aman

Jun 16, 2020

A view from an airplane window shows buildings around the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RC25HF9RMT2R — A view from an airplane window shows buildings around the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt, March 10, 2020. — REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly (R) welcomes his Sudanese counterpart Abdalla Hamdok upon his arrival in Cairo, Egypt, March 11, 2021.

Egypt, Sudan refuse Ethiopian proposal on filling Nile dam reservoir

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

Construction workers stand at the construction site at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, on December 26, 2019. - The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 145-metre-high, 1.8-kilometre-long concrete colossus is set to become the largest hydropower plant in Africa.
Across Ethiopia, poor farmers and rich businessmen alike eagerly await the more than 6,000 megawatts of electricity officials say it will ultimately provide.
Yet as thousands of workers toil day and night to finish

Nile dam talks hit yet another snarl

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

US-led mediation may resolve Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan dam dispute

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

Caution prevails amid anticipated resumption of Nile dam talks

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture