Mohammed Abdo Hassanein
Features Will Ethiopia Take Advantage of Sudan’s Unrest to Resolve Border Dispute?

Will Ethiopia Take Advantage of Sudan’s Unrest to Resolve Border Dispute?

The border dispute between Addis Ababa and Khartoum over Al-Fashaga has returned to the fore, following Sudanese reports about “unusual” movement by the…

Mohammed Abdo Hassanein (Cairo)
Arab World Shoukry meets the UN Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa on the sidelines of AU meetings. (Egyptian Foreign Ministry)

Egypt Hopes an ‘African Push’ to Resolve Dam Dispute

Egypt intends to showcase the developments of the dispute with Ethiopia regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) during the African Union Summit,…

Mohammed Abdo Hassanein (Cairo)
Arab World Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) annual conference (Egyptian Foreign Ministry)

Egypt Condemns Ethiopian ‘Procrastination’ in Resolving GERD Crisis

Egypt asserted that it adheres to "restraint" despite Ethiopia's "procrastination" in reaching a legal framework regarding the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam …

Mohammed Abdo Hassanein (Cairo)
Arab World Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and US President Joe Biden during COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh (Egyptian Presidency)

Sisi to Discuss GERD During African-US Summit

The African-US summit will begin Tuesday within the framework of Washington's newly announced strategy to form a "real partnership" with the African continent…

Mohammed Abdo Hassanein (Cairo)
Arab World Sisi during his meeting with members of the US delegation, headed by Nancy Pelosi (Egyptian presidency)

At COP27, Egypt Demands Agreement that Preserves its Water Security

Taking advantage of the high international presence during the United Nations Climate Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh (COP27), Egypt is seeking more…

Mohammed Abdo Hassanein (Cairo)
Arab World Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry during the fifth Cairo Water Week (Egyptian government)

Egypt Demands Intl Support, Ethiopia Insists on African Solution to GERD Dispute

The difference in views between Ethiopia and Egypt on how to break the deadlock in talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has once again emerged. …

Mohammed Abdo Hassanein (Cairo)
Arab World Egypt concludes construction work on Rufiji Dam in Tanzania (Egyptian Cabinet)

Tanzania’s Rufiji River: Egypt’s Response to Ethiopia’s Accusations

Egypt has completed the construction work of a massive dam body it is building on the Rufiji River in Tanzania, in a move considered as a message addressed to…

Mohammed Abdo Hassanein (Cairo)
Arab World  Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

GERD: New Gulf Support for Egypt, Sudan

The Gulf States expressed support to Egypt and Sudan in their dispute with Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam on the Nile River. The GCC Ministerial Council…

Mohammed Abdo Hassanein (Cairo)