Timeline of Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia, Dam Events
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1978
- Anwar Sadat comments about a possible Ethiopian dam project: "we are not going to wait to die of thirst in Egypt, we’ll go to Ethiopia and die there".
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1979
- Anwar Sadat: "The only matter that could take Egypt to war again is water"
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2010
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--/--: Mobarak's Egypt discussed taking military action in cooperation with Sudan against Ethiopia to protect their stake in Nile River.
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06/26: Sudanese president Umar al-Bashir has agreed to allow the Egyptians to build an a small airbase in Kusti to accommodate Egyptian commandos who might be sent to Ethiopia to destroy water facilities on the Blue Nile... It will be their option if everything else fails.
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2011
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01/25: January Revolution starts in Egypt.
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02/11: Hosni Mubarak resigns.
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04/15: Ethiopia announced plans to construct the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Ethiopia has a potential for about 45 GW of hydropower.
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07/09: After decades of civil war and the loss of more than 2 million lives, South Sudan seceded from Sudan and became the world's newest nation.
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2013
- 06/05: Egyptian politicians - including president Mohamed Morsi - have been caught live on air discussing plans to sabotage an Ethiopian dam project.
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2016
- 10/10: The Ethiopian government is blaming regional rival Egypt for supporting rebels in Oromia region.
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2018
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2019
- 03/20: Ethiopia acquires Russian made Pantsir S1 short-range SAM
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2020
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01/14: Egypt demonstrates aerial refuelling for combat aircraft.
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07/07: Tensions rise on the Nile over Africa's largest dam.
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08/05: Egypt flouts sanctions as Russian Su-35 fighters arrive.
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11/03: Rebellion starts in the Tigray region, primarily fought between the Ethiopian federal government and Eritrea on one side, and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on the other.
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11/04: Ethiopia PM mobilizes military in Tigray region.
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11/17: Pace of Ethiopian refugee arrivals in Sudan unseen in the last two decades.
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2021
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02/03: Egypt's army reveals SCALP stealth missiles from France.
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03/03: Egypt buys 30 Rafale fighter jets from France.
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03/20: Egypt’s Sisi warns Ethiopia dam risks ‘unimaginable instability’.
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04/11: Egypt deepens military, intel ties with upstream countries amid deepening rift with Ethiopia.
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04/22: Gerd: Sudan talks tough with Ethiopia over River Nile dam
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05/21: Egypt, Sudan start 'Nile Protectors' joint military exercise.
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06/24: River Nile dam: Egypt's new African allies.. Egypt has signed a string of military and economic agreements with Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda and Djibouti in recent months.
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10/11: Abiy Ahmed, the prime minister of Ethiopia, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, for his work in restarting peace talks with neighboring Eritrea and beginning to restore freedoms in his country.
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11/05: Ethiopia blamed Egypt for providing financial support and training for militants with the agenda of “undermining the country’s stability”.
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11/09: Rebels are closing in on Ethiopia's capital.
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2022
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03/22: Egypt deepens military ties with Sudan as Ethiopia moves forward with Nile dam.
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08/12: Ethiopia completes third filling of Blue Nile mega-dam reservoir
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09/08: Postponement of Tigray peace talks latest blow in Ethiopia's hidden war.
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09/29: The U.S ambassador to Sudan, John Godfrey warned of consequences if Khartoum allows Russia to establish a military base at the Red Sea coast
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11/02: The Tigray conflicts comes to an end. Up to 600,000 people may have been killed in two years of conflict.
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2023
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04/04: Egypt, Sudan hold joint military drills as Nile dispute with Ethiopia drags on.
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04/12: US SecState Antony Blinken: "I spoke with Sovereign Council Chair General @aftaburhan today to highlight U.S. support for Sudanese democratic aspirations and to urge the swift formation of a civilian-led transitional government"
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04/15: Clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupts
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