Ethiopia

Sisi vows to protect Egypt’s water supply

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed Monday to protect Egypt’s water supply while striving for peace with the Nile upstream countries of Sudan and Ethiopia, which is building a controversial dam. “Egypt will not go to war with its brothers,” Sisi said on state television, although Cairo fears its water supply will be affected by Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam. Foreign MinisterRead more

Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro delights fans, irks authorities

Legetafo - Muslimchronicle

He may be Ethiopia's biggest pop star but Teddy Afro hasn't held a concert in his country for years, some of his songs have been effectively banned, and the launch party for his last album was broken up by the police. But sitting in the living room of his spacious house outside the capital, Addis Ababa, the 41-year-old musician is relaxed and saysRead more

Egypt FM to visit Ethiopia over Nile dam

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Egypt's top diplomat is to visit Addis Ababa Tuesday to discuss controversial Ethiopian plans to build a dam on the Nile that Cairo fears will impact its water supplies, his ministry said Monday. Construction of the massive dam on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia has poisoned relations between the two countries, as Egypt fears its share of water from the Nile willRead more

Ethiopian 'Red Terror' trial opens in Dutch court

The Hague - Muslimchronicle

A Dutch-Ethiopian national Monday denied committing war crimes during bloody purges in Ethiopia in the late 1970s known as the "Red Terror," denying he ever signed orders to execute political opponents. Prosecutors "have the wrong person," Eshetu Alemu said as his trial opened in The Hague. "I was really shocked when I heard what prosecutors are accusing me of doing,Read more

Egypt’s irrigation minister visit Ethiopia over Renaissance Dam

Cairo - Ali Al Sayed

Egyptian Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel-Ati flew to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Sunday for a visit to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and a tripartite ministerial meeting on technical studies related to the dam. According to sources, Abdel-Ati will take part in the meeting with a view to following up on technical studies related to the possible impactRead more

Ethiopia devalues currency in competitiveness bid

Addis Ababa - Muslimchronicle

Ethiopia will devalue its currency by 15 percent in a bid to boost demand for its major exports, a state-run media outlet reported Tuesday. Africa's second most-populous country is also one of its best economic performers, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimating in September that the economy had grown by 9 percent since 2016. Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported theRead more

Kimetto, Dibaba among Chicago Marathon favorites

Chicago - Muslimchronicle

Kenya's Dennis Kimetto and Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba are among the runners to beat in Sunday's Chicago Marathon, where Kenya's Florence Kiplagat seeks her third consecutive Chicago crown. Dibaba, who owns the world 5,000m record of 14:11.15, will be tested by Kiplagat, who won last year in 2:21:32, nearly two minutes ahead of runner-up Edna Kiplagat. Kimetto, 33, is the worldRead more

Half of UN Security Council ask Guterres to publicly brief on Myanmar

New York - Muslimchronicle

Seven members of the United Nations Security Council, including the United States and Britain, on Friday asked UN chief Antonio Guterres to publicly brief the 15-member body next week on the violence in Myanmar that he has described as ethnic cleansing. Sweden, the United States, Britain, France, Egypt, Senegal, and Kazakhstan want Ethiopia, president of the council for September, toRead more

Sudan warns of floods as Nile surges

Khartoum - Muslimchronicle

Sudan on Monday warned Khartoum residents along the Nile of likely "massive floods" as water levels of the river rose to a record high following heavy rains in Ethiopia. The Blue Nile flowing to Sudan from Ethiopia converges with the White Nile in Khartoum, and from there they become the Nile which runs through the country into Egypt. Almost 75Read more