Western Europe: Climate Change as Ideological Smoke-Screen
Nowhere else in the world is the public debate about climate change as much dominated by alarmism and apocalyptic thinking…
How to Read Russian Expansionism in Africa
Libya hosts Russia’s most visible recent military presence in Africa. Russia’s private military company Wagner, which supports Khalifa Haftar’s forces,…
Summits between Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt Signal a New Regional Bloc
In line with the spirit of the emerging alliance, Jordan and Iraq supported Egypt in its dispute with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Returning to the Stage: Egypt’s Initiatives May Reshape East African Geopolitics
The event was meant to be directed at growing American pressure (including sanctions) on Ethiopia to end its war in Tigray, but Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute with Egypt also featured large.
Turkish-Egyptian Rapprochement: Dynamics, Prospects, and Expectations
Read: Who Is in Control of Egyptian Football?Another factor from the Egyptian side is the growing tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia, with regards to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute.
AfCFTA and Pan-Africanism: Do China and the US Have a Role in the Agreement?
In East Africa, there is an ongoing conflict between Somalia and Kenya over a maritime border dispute, rising tension between Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), and a border crisis between Sudan and Ethiopia, while Nigeria in West Africa recently opened its land borders with neighbors which were closed for 16 months.
All-Out-War between Ethiopia and Sudan on the Doorstep?
These problems heat up when there are developments in the region, such as the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam with Egypt (GERD), and calm down when the disputes are resolved.
