Blue Nile State: A tinderbox that could erupt across the region
13 January 2025 The conflict has intensified in the Blue Nile region recently and may pull regional actors into the fray. What was o...
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is inaugurated without Egypt and Sudan
9 September 2025 On 9 September, Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, a project fir...
The risks of the Renaissance Dam to Sudan: an interview with the former water minister
28 July 2025 As Ethiopia prepares to officially inaugurate the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile next Septembe...
In Ethiopia, Sudanese trapped by exorbitant fines
After an exemption that lasted eight months, the Ethiopian authorities are once again demanding monthly visa fees from Sudanese refu...
In Ethiopia, Sudanese refugees are ready to return to bombs
29 May 2024 On 1 May, several hundred Sudanese refugees deserted the camps in Ethiopia, where they were surviving in deplorable secu...
Sudan as negotiator in Ethiopia’s ongoing conflict
1 October 2021 As northern Ethiopia’s devastating war enters its tenth month, the international pressure for a negotiated ceas...
Floods 2021: White Nile River flow at an all time high
2 September 2021 Sudan’s recurrent flooding challenges may finally be subsiding as water levels of the Nile and its branches show fe...
No end in sight – As Ethiopia’s war escalates, relations with Sudan remain strained
19 August 2021 On Sunday, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said Sudan would continue pushing for a peaceful solution to the civil war i...
Ethiopia determined to fill Dam amidst regional concerns
17 June 2021 With the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) approaching, Sudan has expressed concerns regardi...









