Sudanese foreign minister retracts threats over controversial Ethiopian dam

17 november 2024 - 07:11:36
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister has apologised to Ethiopia for threats that Sudan would back Egypt if [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Osimhen Ranked ‘8th Best Player’ at 2023 Ballon d’Or

31 october 2023 - 14:31:58
Paris, France (PANA) - Super Eagles’ striker Victor Osimhen was ranked number 8 in the 2023 Ballon d’Or award ceremony held [...] Full text...

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GERD: Ethiopian PM announces successful final filing of controversial dam

11 september 2023 - 06:28:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday announced the successful fourth and final filling of [...] Full text...

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GERD: Time to make controversial dam work for greater good of all - Think-tank

04 may 2023 - 13:26:17
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - With the fourth annual filling looming in June and construction abicaout 90% complete, the contentious [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Sudanese, Ethiopian leaders hold talks; stress need for cooperation

26 january 2023 - 12:22:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has met senior Sudanese officials shortly after his arrival in Khartoum on [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM arrives in Khartoum leading high level security delegation

26 january 2023 - 11:26:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Dr Abiy Ahmed, arrived in Khartoum on Thursday for an official visit during [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Ethiopia agree to resolve 'critical issues' peacefully

15 october 2022 - 15:16:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia on Saturday underlined the need to settle differences between them amicably and to [...] Full text...

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US Special Envoy for Horn of Africa travels to Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia

04 october 2022 - 06:18:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, is travelling to Kenya, South [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Egypt’s Foreign Minister calls for improved climate commitments at COP27

25 september 2022 - 06:24:20
New York, UN (PANA) - Egypt, which is hosting the 2022 UN Climate Conference this November, is calling on the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia completes third filling of controversial dam

12 august 2022 - 13:16:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -Ethiopia said on Friday that it has completed the third filling of the controversial Grand Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia inaugurates second turbine of controversial dam

11 august 2022 - 13:58:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The second turbine of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Thursday started generating [...] Full text...

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US Special Envoy for Horn of Africa to visit Egypt, UAE, Ethiopia

24 july 2022 - 07:26:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, will travel to Egypt, [...] Full text...

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AU urges Sudan and Ethiopia to 'refrain from any military action' in border incident

29 june 2022 - 10:18:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday appealed to Sudan and Ethiopia to completely refrain from [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says it is ready to cooperate with Sudan and Egypt over GERD issues

22 february 2022 - 20:40:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia on Tuesday said it is ready to cooperate with Egypt and the Sudan in a [...] Full text...

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Sudan 'unhappy' with Ethiopia's 'lack of cooperation' in operating controversial dam

22 february 2022 - 11:17:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan says that it wants to see Ethiopia’s "sweet words" about the benefits of the Grand Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Renaissance Dam begins generation of power

20 february 2022 - 10:45:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), bitterly opposed by Sudan and Egypt, officially began generating [...] Full text...

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President Félix Tshisekedi leaves for 35th ordinary session of AU General Assembly in Addis Ababa

04 february 2022 - 18:56:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Félix Tshisekedi, left here Friday [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Sudan accuses Ethiopian troops of attempted 'incursion'

26 september 2021 - 16:02:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese army has accused Ethiopian troops of trying to infiltrate into Sudan [...] Full text...

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Sudan says it has 'thwarted an incursion attempt' by Ethiopian soldiers

26 september 2021 - 14:18:52
Khartoum, Sept. 26 (SUNA) - Sudan announced on Sunday that its soldiers have "thwarted an incursion attempt" by Ethiopian soldiers. The [...] Full text...

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Sudan striving for ‘common goal’ of peace, prosperity, freedom and justice: PM

26 september 2021 - 05:03:53
New York, US (PANA) - Sudan continues the path to democracy, two years after the revolution that “carried the aspirations of our people [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Government determined to free people displaced by 'terrorists' in Tigray region

12 september 2021 - 05:11:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – While celebrating the Ethiopian New Year 2014, the nation has yet to make sure that [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Foreign Minister Omamo in Addis Ababa on official visit

02 september 2021 - 16:01:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Kenya’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Raychelle Omamo,  arrived in Addis Ababa on Thursday for an [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia rallies UN Security Council to reject bid to halt GERD project

26 august 2021 - 20:16:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen, also Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Thursday met with [...] Full text...

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Sudan recalls its ambassador to Addis Ababa, protesting Ethiopian position on issues differing the two sides

08 august 2021 - 17:50:21
Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a surprise dipping in relations between the [...] Full text...

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Algerian FM delivers message to Sudanese leader

30 july 2021 - 13:54:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Algerian Minister for Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ramtane Lamamra arrived in Khartoum on Friday to deliver [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM Abiy says controversial dam is 'source of cooperation of Nile riparian countries'

22 july 2021 - 10:27:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday that the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam [...] Full text...

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US, DRC discuss strengthened relations

21 july 2021 - 05:52:45
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have discussed the strengthened ties between [...] Full text...

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Sudan rejects unilateral second filling of GERD

19 july 2021 - 18:56:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday said it totally rejects a unilateral decision taken by Ethiopia to fill the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM hails successful second filling of controversial dam

19 july 2021 - 14:40:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday hailed the successful completion of the second filling [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says AU-led trilateral process 'important vehicle' to address concerns on controversial dam

14 july 2021 - 06:59:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has flagged the African Union-led trilateral process on the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam [...] Full text...

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UN ready to promote ‘win-win solution’ for controversial Ethiopian dam project

09 july 2021 - 05:29:06
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations stands ready to support Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan in efforts to resolve their decade-long disagreement over the controversial Grand Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says construction of controversial dam 'progressing on schedule'

05 july 2021 - 05:54:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Sileshi Bekele, says the construction of the controversial [...] Full text...

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Sudan calls on Ethiopians to go for peaceful settlement of differences

04 july 2021 - 16:19:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday urged belligerent Ethiopian sides to fully observe a ceasefire, sit around the negotiation [...] Full text...

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Sudan welcomes UNSC agreement to hold session on GERD

04 july 2021 - 10:58:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudan has welcomed the response of the President of the UN Security Council to a request [...] Full text...

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Sudan appeals to UN Security Council to intervene in controversial Ethiopian Dam construction

23 june 2021 - 06:16:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has appealed to the UN Security Council to hold a special session, as quickly as [...] Full text...

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Sudanese FM confers with AU Commissioner on GERD

12 june 2021 - 18:24:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mariam Al-Saddiq Mahdi, on Saturday received the Chairperson of [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Egypt express deep concern over Ethiopia's attitude on filling controversial dam

09 june 2021 - 20:14:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Egypt on Wednesday again expressed their "deep concern" over the potential impact and damages [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis; Ethiopians march against 'foreign interference' in the country's internal affairs

30 may 2021 - 14:39:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Thousands of Ethiopians held a demonstration in Addis Ababa on Sunday against foreign interference in [...] Full text...

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Sudanese FM tours African states to solicit support on GERD dam

27 may 2021 - 19:09:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Ms. Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, left Khartoum on Thursday, leading a high-level delegation [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: US President Biden calls for ceasefire

27 may 2021 - 06:20:37
Washington DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden has expressed deep concern at the escalating violence and the hardening [...] Full text...

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US President Biden calls for diplomatic resolution of controversial Ethiopian dam

25 may 2021 - 10:30:18
Washington, DC US (PANA) - US President Joseph Biden has underscored the US' interest in achieving a diplomatic resolution of [...] Full text...

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U.S. committed to working with international partners to help Sudan overcome hurdles

14 may 2021 - 16:39:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The American Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, who has just completed his [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia-Sudan border tensions must be de-escalated

13 may 2021 - 13:17:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A potential border war brewing between Sudan and Ethiopia threatens to destabilise the two nations [...] Full text...

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AU Chair visits Sudan for new mediation effort on Ethiopia's disputed dam

08 may 2021 - 13:58:51
  Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi of DR Congo arrived in Khartoum on Saturday for a one-day visit to [...] Full text...

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Senior US envoy visits Sudan to discuss de-escalating tension between Khartoum and Addis Ababa

07 may 2021 - 12:45:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, arrived in Khartoum on Friday [...] Full text...

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US congressional delegation pledges to help Khartoum resolve outstanding challenges

05 may 2021 - 04:59:09
Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - A visiting US Congressional delegation has pledged their country’s support for the transition to democracy in [...] Full text...

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US names Special Envoy for Horn of Africa, to handle GERD crisis among other issues

23 april 2021 - 21:40:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration Friday announced the appointment of a new special envoy for the Horn of [...] Full text...

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Tunis reiterates support to Egypt on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

23 april 2021 - 10:00:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Thursday received the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Chokri, who [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Ethiopia continue war of words on controversial Ethiopian Dam

13 april 2021 - 09:35:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and Ethiopia are continuing their war of words on the construction the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance [...] Full text...

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Talks on controversial Ethiopian dam end without progress

07 april 2021 - 12:15:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Talks to resolve the raging dispute between Sudan and Egypt on one hand and Ethiopia on [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State, Sudan PM discuss several issues on phone

06 april 2021 - 11:07:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke on [...] Full text...

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Trilateral negotiations on controversial Ethiopian dam to resume, says Minister

02 april 2021 - 14:23:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Seleshi Bekele, has announced that the trilateral negotiation [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM supports Egypt in controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

01 april 2021 - 10:29:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has said that Egypt's water and national security are linked to [...] Full text...

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Sudan accepts 'in principle' UAE's offer to mediate in conflicts with Ethiopia

24 march 2021 - 11:00:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it has accepted "in principle" an initiative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM says there should be no war with Sudan over border conflict

23 march 2021 - 16:45:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has reiterated that it should not to to war with its western neighbour Sudan [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia expects controversial Renaissance Dam to begin generating electricity in August

18 march 2021 - 08:02:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says two turbines of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) are expected to generate [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says it has 'just right' to use the Nile River as war of words with Sudan and Egypt continues

17 march 2021 - 16:39:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A senior Ethiopian government official says no one would prevent the country from exercising its "just [...] Full text...

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Sudan writes to AU, UN, US, EU to mediate in Ethiopian Renaissance Dam impasse

16 march 2021 - 07:09:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, has written to the African Union, United Nations, European [...] Full text...

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EU wants constructive dialogue with Ethiopian government - EC

11 march 2021 - 14:36:31
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union on Thursday urged all parties involved in the armed conflict in northern Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Egypt call for 'serious, effective' negotiations on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

07 march 2021 - 11:12:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and Egypt on Saturday called for the return to "serious and effective negotiations" on the [...] Full text...

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AU sends senior official to Sudan as tension with Ethiopia rises

19 february 2021 - 10:21:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union has sent a senior official to Sudan as tension with its eastern neighbour, [...] Full text...

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Sudan condemns Ethiopia's 'aggression' on Sudanese territories

15 february 2021 - 05:56:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Sunday "strongly condemned" Ethiopia for its "aggression" on Sudanese territories, the direct violation of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says construction of controversial Grand Renaissance Dam 'progressing as intended'

01 february 2021 - 10:03:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  (PANA) - Ethiopia says the construction of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says 'third party' fuelling tension with Sudan

21 january 2021 - 11:28:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says "a third party" is behind the tension with Sudan with the intent to [...] Full text...

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Sudanese leader says his country 'does not want to go to war with Ethiopia'

17 january 2021 - 11:33:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's leader says his country does not want to go to war with eastern neighbour Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Sudan bans flights over Al-Fashaga border area

15 january 2021 - 06:05:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Civil Aviation Authority announced on Thursday that it has banned flights over the Al-Fashaga [...] Full text...

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Sudan says Ethiopian military plane has violated its airspace

14 january 2021 - 07:40:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has condemned the violation of its airspace and borders by an Ethiopian military plane as tension [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Ethiopia accuse each other of incidents on common border

13 january 2021 - 11:03:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia are accusing each other of incidents on their common border with Sudan appealing [...] Full text...

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Sudan says talks on controversial Ethiopian dam 'stall'

11 january 2021 - 08:47:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says tripartite talks on the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have stalled as the [...] Full text...

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Sudan expresses 'reservation' on tripartite meeting on controversial dam

05 january 2021 - 11:22:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it has "reservation" over participation in the Tripartite Ministerial meeting of Sudan, Egypt and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt discuss draft document on controversial dam

04 january 2021 - 09:47:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The virtual tripartite meeting on the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) held on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Trilateral negotiation on controversial GERD dam resumes

03 january 2021 - 12:24:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Trilateral negotiation involving Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on rules and guidelines for filling and annual [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian, Sudanese leaders hold regional security talks

13 december 2020 - 21:51:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and visiting Sudanese counterpart Abdullah Hamdok Sunday called for an [...] Full text...

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Water Affairs ministers of Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt meet on controversial dam

05 november 2020 - 08:01:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ministers of Water Affairs of the Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have held a virtual trilateral [...] Full text...

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US-EU call on Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume talks on GERD dam

24 october 2020 - 20:23:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union and the United States have both spurred Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan to [...] Full text...

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Nile water reaches unprecedented level in hundred years

28 august 2020 - 19:59:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan officially announced here Friday the water level in the Nile had reached a peak unheard [...] Full text...

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Sudan and Ethiopia underline the need to reach a win-win solution on GERD

25 august 2020 - 16:12:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia have issued a joint statement at the end of a one-day visit to [...] Full text...

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Egyptian PM visits Sudan for talks on controversial Ethiopian dam

15 august 2020 - 18:47:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Egypt and the Sudan on Saturday concluded a one-day meeting in Khartoum on bilateral relations and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia Renaissance Dam: Sudan calls for postponement of negotiations on filling and operations

10 august 2020 - 17:22:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources on Monday demanded a postponement, by yet another week, [...] Full text...

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Sudan surprised at surge of Ethiopian position on filling operation GERD Dam

04 august 2020 - 22:45:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister for Irrigation and Water Resources Professor Yassir Abass Tuesday complained of the sudden change [...] Full text...

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Negotiations resume on filling and operations of Renaissance Dam

03 august 2020 - 21:25:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Negotiations on the filling and operations of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) resumed here Monday, [...] Full text...

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Sudan critical of Ethiopia's filling of dam prior to tripartite consent

15 july 2020 - 16:29:50
 Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has protested a move taken by its neighbors, Ethiopia, which started filling the Great Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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Water cooperation between States ‘key’ to Blue Nile dam project

30 june 2020 - 05:39:02
New York, US (PANA) - The Blue Nile is “critical for the livelihoods and development” of Egyptians, Ethiopians and Sudanese, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says will start filling Grand Renaissance Dam within two weeks

27 june 2020 - 13:27:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  Ethiopia is set to start filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) within the next [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges member states of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to reach agreement

20 may 2020 - 05:02:06
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres is encouraging Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to persevere with efforts to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, Kenya agree common position on mega-power dam on Nile River

13 march 2020 - 21:04:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde held talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta on the controversial filling of [...] Full text...

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Germany pledges 80 million euros for infrastructure, fuel in Sudan

09 february 2020 - 18:59:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Germany has pledged to provide over 80 million euros to help assist the Sudanese transitional government [...] Full text...

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Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan agree on filling Ethiopia's GERD dam

08 november 2019 - 18:09:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have consented to reach an agreement on the filling of the Great [...] Full text...

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SAP, German government to help create 450 jobs in Africa in digital sector

27 june 2019 - 22:16:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The German computer company, SAP, and the German ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) [...] Full text...

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'Mental health needs of children, young people in conflict need to be prioritised'

05 july 2018 - 15:45:21
Berlin, Germany (PANA) – More action is needed to address the devastating impact of prolonged conflicts on the mental health [...] Full text...

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WB pandemic financing facility approves US$12m grant to stop Ebola outbreak in DRC

22 may 2018 - 18:13:02
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group’s Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF) on Tuesday made its first-ever financial commitment, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM meets Egyptian leader on tensions over Nile dam

19 january 2018 - 10:49:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, on an official visit to Cairo, has held talks with [...] Full text...

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US: IMF, Germany expand capacity development partnership in Africa

22 september 2017 - 19:20:49
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Germany to double annual financial contributions to UNAIDS

27 june 2017 - 15:02:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The German Government will double its funding to UNAIDS in 2017-2018, to 5 million per year, [...] Full text...

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India: Deliberations at AfDB Annual Meetings underscore win-win, Africa-India cooperation

23 may 2017 - 15:56:50
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - The 52nd Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and [...] Full text...

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Germany: AfDB Chief addresses need to end rural poverty in Africa

29 april 2017 - 14:21:41
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has called for urgent action [...] Full text...

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US: AfDB to participate in World Bank, IMF Spring Meetings

18 april 2017 - 10:56:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is participating in the 2017 Spring Meetings of the International [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia agree on Grand Renaissance Dam impact study

20 september 2016 - 18:54:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - After two years of negotiations, Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia finally on Tuesday signed on two [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Tripartite committee to award GERD's assessment impact study to 2 French firms

17 september 2016 - 14:02:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt, have agreed to ask two French companies to conduct further studies on [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Germany donates anti-poaching aircraft to Tanzania

07 april 2016 - 14:13:07
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The German government has donated a special aircraft to Tanzania to reinforce anti-poaching [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: ECOWAS issues pledge on African development

15 september 2015 - 10:17:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has pledged to cooperate with the rest of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s mega dam nears half completion (News Analysis by Omer Redi, PANA Correspondent)

02 may 2015 - 08:53:28
Asossa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Now in its fourth year, construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is nearly half [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s mega dam nears half completion (News Analysis by Omar Reid, PANA Correspondent)

01 may 2015 - 15:47:36
Asossa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Now in its fourth year, construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is nearly half [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Peace conference raise the red flag on global refugee crisis

09 february 2015 - 14:53:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global refugee crisis is a time bomb that will deal a deadly blow to venerable economies, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Kikwete joins global leaders at immunisation fund raising

27 january 2015 - 11:29:07
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has arrived in Berlin, Germany, to attend a high-level meeting [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU launches 64-million-euro fiduciary fund for CAR

15 july 2014 - 15:01:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) on Monday, in the Italian city of Milan, launched a fiduciary multi-donor [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: Ghana spews record-setting goals

23 june 2014 - 10:15:43
Cuiaba, Brazil (PANA) - Ghana's Black Stars have inadvertently been the team providing record setting goals at the four-yearly FIFA [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Ethiopia gears for water 'super power' status (A PANA feature by Kennedy Abwao)

30 april 2014 - 22:19:14
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (PANA) - The narrow road that leads to the beachfront from the ancient city of Bahir Dar [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU announces Euro 81-million aid for CAR

13 march 2014 - 20:51:19
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Commissioner for Development, Andries Piebalgs, is on Thursday beginning a working visit in the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UN calls for pro-family farming policies

06 march 2014 - 16:22:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, Wednesday appealed to governments [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Farmers root for family farms at global forum

20 february 2014 - 17:00:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Farmers from across the world were united in Brussels this week to underline the crucial role [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Peasant agriculture is backbone of food supply, says Euro farmers chief

12 february 2014 - 15:07:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Peasant agriculture is the backbone of the world's food supply," Gerd Sonnleitner, Honourary President of the [...] Full text...

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Year-ender: Ethiopia forges ahead with Grand Renaissance Dam (By Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA Correspondent)

25 december 2013 - 09:38:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The year 2013 has undoubtedly been an exciting year for Ethiopia because of the events [...] Full text...

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UN launches Int'l Family Farming Year

23 november 2013 - 15:03:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The United Nations has launched the 2014 International Year of Family Farming to stress the vast potential [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian weeklies focus on Nile waters, war on corruption

22 june 2013 - 07:30:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – “Ethiopia and Egypt cannot afford to go to war over the Nile,” wrote The Reporter [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian weekly focuses on Egypt-Ethiopia tension over Nile waters

15 june 2013 - 06:59:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – “Clouds over the Nile waters have become denser,” Ethiopia’s weekly Fortune wrote this week, referring [...] Full text...

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'How to translate Africa's economic growth to sustainable development'

10 may 2013 - 09:10:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Involving low-income communities in markets and businesses across Africa is essential for economic growth to [...] Full text...

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Angola, Netherlands sign MoU on illegal immigration

29 march 2012 - 10:47:46
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola and The Netherlands on Wednesday in Luanda signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral co-operation [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Last chance for Germany's Klose to make history

09 july 2010 - 20:05:00
Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Miroslav Klose is hoping to shake off a back injury ahead of Germany's match with [...] Full text...

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WC 2010 Statistics

06 july 2010 - 07:26:00
Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Here are some important statistics from the ongoing FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa, [...] Full text...

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