Sudan: As Nile Dam Tensions Rise, ‘Miscalculation’ Could Lead to Conflict

[VOA] Ethiopia is moving forward with a plan to fill a massive reservoir behind a new dam on the Nile River and Egypt is calling the move a threat to peace and security in the region and is asking the United Nations to step in.
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Ghana: Chinese Building Material and Home Furnishing Trade Exhibition Goes Virtual

[Ghanaian Times] This year'sChinese Building Material and Home Furnishing Middle East and Africa trade exhibition will be held virtually, the Zhejiang sub-council of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Zhejiang International Trade Exhibitions Company Limited, have said.
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Nigeria: Govt Undertakes to Restore Demolished Building At Nigeria High C’ssion

[Ghanaian Times] The Government has assured that it will restore the demolished building at the Nigerian High Commission to its original state, as soon as possible.
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Namibia: Roads Authority Notices Namibian Roads Ranking in WEF’s Global Competitiveness Report

[Namibia Economist] With lots of time on their hands due to the lockdown, the Roads Authority's management dug through the 666-page World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report for 2019 and came up with the astonishing conclusion that Namibia has the best road infrastructure in Africa.
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Sudan: EU Supports Direct Negotiations Between GERD Parties

[SNA] Khartoum -The European Union has affirmed its stance at the same distance from the three countries currently negotiating on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which Sudan had hosted via video conference, but had to return to the file of negotiations on legal issues to the prime ministers of the three countries to try to reach an agreement on it.
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Sudan: Prof. Yassir Affirms Continuation of PM Initiative On Differences of GERD Operation

[SNA] Khartoum -The Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Prof. Yassir Abbas, has affirmed the continuation of the Prime Minister's initiative to resolve the differences over the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
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Ethiopia: The U.S. Congressional Statement on the Renaissance Dam

[State Department] In recent months negotiations have stalled and there has been an escalation of tensions on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that impacts, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan.  The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) encourages the continued cooperation and peaceful negotiations of all stakeholders in the construction of the GERD. These negotiations should be based on mutual benefit, good faith, and the principles of international law. The multi-billion-dollar GERD project was announced in 2011, and will
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Ghana: Work Begins On Newborn Unit for Tamale West Hospital

[Ghanaian Times] Tamale -Work has commenced on the construction of a Newborn Care Unit for the Tamale West Hospital in the Northern Region.
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Sudan: Foreign Ministry to Hold Press Conference On GERD’s Negotiations Developments

[SNA] Khartoum -The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has extended invitation to the media organs and TV channels accredited in Sudan to attend the press enlightenment to be presented by the Irrigation Minister and Water Resources , Professor Yasser Abbas, on the latest developments in the negotiations on the GERD , with the First Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture and Information Ambassador Al-Rashid Saeed, on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. in the ministerial hall in the northern building of the Ministry.
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Sudan: Irrigation Minister – GERD Positive Effects On Sudan Could Turn Into Risks

[SNA] Khartoum -The Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Professor Yasser Abbas noted that the potential positive effects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Sudan could turn into risks, without the agreement on the first filling and operation.
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