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Exclusive: Tunisia asks UNSC to push for GERD binding agreement within six months; Ethiopia calls for respect for AU process
By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, July 08/2021 – Ahead of the planned in-person meeting later today, Tunisia, the outgoing non-permanent member of the African Group at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), has submitted a proposal to the 15-member states SC requesting a binding agreement on Ethiopia’s mega dam, …
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News: Ethiopia tells UNSC it rejects “unwelcome meddling” by League of Arab States
Addis Abeba, July 06/2021 – In a letter from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen and sent to the United Nations Security Council, Ethiopia says it “rejects the unwelcome meddling by the League of Arab States on the matter of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).” …
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News: Ethiopia rejects latest attempts by Egypt, Sudan to involve UNSC on GERD matters; calls on the Council to encourage AU-led process
Addis Abeba, June 25/2021 – In a letter sent to the president of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday (June 23), Ethiopia rejected the latest attempts made by Egypt and Sudan to seeking the involvement of the Security Council over the GERD issue outside of its mandate. Ethiopia …