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Egypt says Ethiopia’s unilateral filling of GERD contradicts negotiations
Al-Masry Al-Youm | July 8, 2020 | Egypt Independent Egypt’s Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources on Tuesday criticized Ethiopia’s recent move to begin filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), saying it contradicts the current path of negotiations Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia are set on. Ministry spokesperson Mohamed al-Sebaay said that the Ethiopian Prime … [Read more...] about Egypt says Ethiopia’s unilateral filling of GERD contradicts negotiations
Unfollow the leader: The Twitter campaign against Zimbabwe’s president
Kudzai Mashininga | 8 Jul 2020 | Mail & Guardian Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa had 565 000 followers on Twitter last week. As of Wednesday, he is down to 542 000, having lost more than 23 000 followers in less than a week. The reduction in social media support is the result of a concerted campaign by government critics to persuade people to … [Read more...] about Unfollow the leader: The Twitter campaign against Zimbabwe’s president
Why protesters are fed up with Sudan’s tricky transition
David E Kiwuwa |July 7, 2020 | The Conversation In the last few days, tens of thousands of people have, once again, taken to the streets of Sudan’s major cities to demand “freedom, peace and justice”, the rallying cry for the protesters who ousted Omar al-Bashir in 2019. The big difference is that this time they are marching against the … [Read more...] about Why protesters are fed up with Sudan’s tricky transition
Naked protest: how ordinary citizens reveal truth to repressive regimes
Rebecca Tapscott |May 14, 2020 | The Conversation The past two decades have seen the rise of new forms of authoritarianism. These modern authoritarian regimes use diverse tactics to keep democratic institutions weak. For example, governments in Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda have formally decentralised power under the guise of democracy, … [Read more...] about Naked protest: how ordinary citizens reveal truth to repressive regimes
How Uganda is failing to help rural children learn languages
Medadi Ssentanda and Allen Asiimwe |June 2, 2020 | The Conversation The government of Uganda introduced the mother tongue education programme with hope of improving literacy levels 12 years ago. But the training of teachers at colleges was not modified to match the introduced programme. In a recently published study we conducted in 2018 in three rural schools in … [Read more...] about How Uganda is failing to help rural children learn languages
Why drought programmes in Ethiopia should support communal access to groundwater
Donald John MacAllister. Alan MacDonald. Seifu Kebede Gurmessa | May 26, 2020 | The Conversation Like many countries in east Africa, Ethiopia is highly vulnerable to drought. Since 1965, Ethiopia has experienced 15 severe droughts affecting more than 65 million people and causing serious economic damage. Most recently, in 2015 and 2016, Ethiopia suffered a harsh drought … [Read more...] about Why drought programmes in Ethiopia should support communal access to groundwater
Ethiopia begins preliminary steps to fill GERD reservoir
May 31, 2020 | Egypt Independent Ethiopia announced Saturday its preparations for clearing the land behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), to begin filling its reservoir with water in July. The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) said that the Job Creation and Enterprise Development Agency in Ethiopia’s Benishangul Gumuz region has announced that it is ready to … [Read more...] about Ethiopia begins preliminary steps to fill GERD reservoir
China urges Ethiopia to talk anew to Egypt about filling dam on Nile
US, EU and UN also urge the two African countries to peacefully resolve their differences over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Samuel Gebre and David Wainer | 21 May 2020 | Business Day China and the UN have backed calls for Ethiopia to resume talks over its plans to begin filling a giant hydropower dam. Egypt is opposed to the plans. Ethiopia wants to start … [Read more...] about China urges Ethiopia to talk anew to Egypt about filling dam on Nile
Africa can build back better after COVID-19 — UN Deputy Secretary-General
Amina J. Mohammed | 25 May 2020 |Africa Renewal These are challenging times for Africa and the rest of our global village. As of 24 May 2020, 54 countries in Africa had recorded more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases and over 3,000 deaths. And while the number of cases continues to grow, it could have been much worse had it not been for African governments taking … [Read more...] about Africa can build back better after COVID-19 — UN Deputy Secretary-General
Kenya Is Building Dams to End Its Cycle of Floods and Drought
David Herbling, Samuel Gebre and Fred Ojambo | 31 May, 2020 | Bloomberg News Plagued by alternating floods and droughts partly brought on by changing weather patterns, Kenya’s government plans to build several new dams in a bid to improve water security and management in the East African nation. The National Treasury is expected to approve the development of the $868 … [Read more...] about Kenya Is Building Dams to End Its Cycle of Floods and Drought