Ethiopia: AU Best Platform for Negotiating GERD Dispute, Says Unesco Chair

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- African Union (AU) is the best platform for resolving the dispute about the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) among Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan, UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation said.
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Egypt: Sisi Underlines Need to Reach Comprehensive Legal Agreement On GERD

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi discussed with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a phone call Friday 17/07/2020 the latest developments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) file, and the relevant tripartite negotiations that were held recently under the African Union's sponsorship and in the presence of international observers.
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Malawi: Minister Rashy Wants Mota-Engil to Construct Primary School in Machinjiri

[Nyasa Times] Minister of Mining Rashid Gaffar has asked Mota-Engil to construct a primary school in Traditional Authority Machinjiri in Blantyre as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR).
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Nigeria: Senate Invites Ahmed, Fashola, Others Over Road Projects

[Premium Times] The Senate committee on finance has invited the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, over the funding status of three federal government legacy road projects estimated to cost N2.7 trillion.
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Zimbabwe: Chitungwiza Council Orders Job Sikhala to Stop Illegal Industrial Construction

[New Zimbabwe] The Chitungwiza Town Council has ordered MDC vice-chairperson, Job Sikhala to stop constructing an illegal industrial structure he is carrying out without required authorisation.
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Sudan: Hamdouk Chairs First Meeting of High Follow Up Committee for GERD File

[SNA] Khartoum -- The High Committee for the Follow up of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam held today its first meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister Dr. Abdullha Hamdouk, in the presence of the committee's members, the ministers of the Cabinet Affairs, Justices, Foreign Affairs, Irrigation and Water Resources, the Director of the General Intelligence Organ, and the General Director of the Intelligence.
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Nigeria: Third Mainland Bridge Available for Use At Peak Periods – Govt

[This Day] The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has advised motorists to use the open lanes of the Third Mainland Bridge as they would be available during peak hours both in the morning and evening.
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Nigeria: Quacks Operate As Professionals At Construction Sites in Lagos, Says Lasbca GM

[This Day] The General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Mrs. Abiola Kosegbe, an engineer, has called for the cooperation of professional bodies in the built environment to rid the state of quackery in its building projects.
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Sudan: Sudan Looks Forwards to a Decisive Round of Negations On GERD

[SNA] The Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources has described the communique issued by the African Union on Friday the 24th of July 2020 on the Extraordinary Meeting of the African Union, held last Tuesday on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), as a balanced communique and that it was in line with the position expressed by the Sudanese Prime Minister Dr Abdallah Hamdouk, on the need to reach an acceptable and binding agreement that protects the interests of all parties.
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