Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday firmly denied claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that Ethiopia’s new mega-dam was financed by the United States. The $4-billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which straddles a tributary of the River Nile, is set to generate 5,150 megawatts of…
Cairo, Egypt – Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty welcomed U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau to Cairo on Sunday for high-level discussions aimed at strengthening the strategic partnership between Egypt and the United States. The talks focused on key regional issues, including Gaza, Sudan, and the Horn of Africa,…