Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan reach agreement on the operation of the new dam on the Nile
CAIRO -- Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan reached an agreement Friday on the grand dam of the
Renaissance (GERD) on the Nile in Ethiopia, according to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. The
Foreign and Water Ministers of the three countries issued a statement
they have reached an agreement on the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on
the Nile, the Egyptian ministry said in a statement. According to the statement, the three countries are< > reached consensus on a timetable and plan for the dam also agreed on procedures for the management of droughts, droughts
prolonged and years of resource scarcity during dam watering.
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Benin: adoption of the law on the legal, fiscal and customs regime applicable to the pipeline project
Niger-Benin
COTONOU -- Benin's parliament unanimously adopted
at the Palace of Governors of Porto-Novo on Thursday. the law on the legal, fiscal and customs regime applicable to the hydrocarbon export pipeline project
from Niger to Benin, Xinhua learned Friday from parliamentary sources in Cotonou.
According to the report of the Finance and Trade Committee of the National Assembly of Benin,
arrived that same day in Xinhua in Cotonou, the provisions of this law voted by the Beninese deputies
will not only make all the legislative provisions suitable to guarantee
effective work of the project, both in the interest of all parties and the Beninese State, but also make
legal and valid, the stipulations of the Niamey agreement, which, in the absence of the law, would be
contrary or incompatible with Beninese law.
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Growth in Africa is not inclusive, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB)
ABIDJAN -- Despite the strong performance of the African economy in recent years, growth is on
the continent has not been inclusive to eradicate extreme poverty, the Bank
African Development (AfDB) in a report made public this Thursday in Abidjan. "Although many
countries experienced episodes of strong growth, relatively few of which recorded a decline
significant extreme poverty and inequality, which remain higher than in other regions of the
World," the African Development Bank (AfDB) said in its Economic Outlook
in Africa 2020. End