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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 587

Egypt-Ethiopia relations

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile river in the Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia, on July 12, 2020. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
July 21, 2020, 11:56 pm
Ethiopia, Egypt reach ‘major common understanding’ on dam
Breakthrough comes after years of unsuccessful talks regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which became so heated at times that some feared military conflict
By Cara Anna, ELIAS MESERET and Isabel Debre
US President Donald Trump welcomes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi to the West Wing of the White House, April 3, 2017. (Mark Wilson Wilson/Getty Images via JTA)
November 5, 2019, 9:06 pm
Egypt’s president lavishly praises Trump on social media
In latest sign of leaders’ closeness, Sissi calls US president ‘a man with unique power to confront crises’
By AP
A pleasure boat carrying tourists and locals sails in the Nile River at sunset in Aswan, Egypt, April 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)
October 22, 2019, 2:13 pm
Egyptian media urges military action against Ethiopia as Nile talks break down
Addis Ababa rejects Cairo’s offers, moves on with construction of massive dam that could limit water supply; pro-Sissi pundits call for invasion similar to 1973 war with Israel
By Samy Magdy
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi attends a military ceremony in the courtyard at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, France, October 24, 2017. (Charles Platiau, Pool via AP)
November 18, 2017, 6:15 pm
Egypt warns Ethiopia Nile dam dispute is ‘life or death’
Ethiopia is finalizing construction of its first major dam on the Blue Nile to power the Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam; Egypt fears it will choke off water
By Samy Magdy
Ethiopia's Communication Affairs Minister Getachew Reda speaks to media about the current unrest in the country, in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)
October 10, 2016, 6:33 pm
Ethiopia blames Egypt for supporting outlawed, armed group
Government says Cairo training and financing Oromo Liberation Front, which it defines as terrorist organization
By ELIAS MESERET
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