Kaan Devecioglu is a North African Studies Researcher at ORSAM. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the Department of International Relations at Istanbul Medeniyet University. His articles and book chapters have been published in international peer-reviewed journals, and his analyses and opinions have been published in many international publications. Kaan Devecioğlu’s work focuses on Red Sea geopolitics, East Africa, and Nile River diplomacy.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile is reported to have become operational after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated it on Sunday. At a ceremony attended by senior military and civilian officials and intellectuals, the inaugural ribbon of the $5 billion project was cut at a ceremony broadcast live on local TV channels. GERD is a 1.8 kilometer wide and 147-meters (482 feet) high dam and is
Sudan was shaken by deepening economic and political crises in 2021. There was an unsuccessful coup attempt in the country in September. On October 25, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Commander of the Sudanese Army and Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, drew attention to the growing divisions between political groups, stating that “taking over” was necessary to prevent a civil war, and the military seized power. In the following process, al-Burhan announced
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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile is reported to have become operational after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated it on Sunday. At a ceremony attended by senior military
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Sudan was shaken by deepening economic and political crises in 2021. There was an unsuccessful coup attempt in the country in September. On October 25, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Commander of the Sudanese
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The internal conflict between the central government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in Ethiopia gained an important dimension when the TPLF first took the city of Dessie outside the borders
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The recent coup attempt in Sudan by the country’s military has been met with a large array of reactions and responses from international and regional actors, as well as human rights groups.
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On Tuesday, September 21, a coup d’etat was made against the transitional government in Sudan. Small protests were held in different provinces of the country. However, the protests in the state of
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A coup attempt was reported in Sudan on the morning of September 21. In this context, state television and radios announced that a group of soldiers in the capital Khartoum made an
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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, will pay an official visit to Ankara on Thursday, August 12, chairing a high-level delegation. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and al-Burhan will discuss
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Sudanese Foreign Minister Mariam al-Mahdi paid a 3-day official visit to Russia on Monday, July 12. At the press conference held by the ministers of both Russia and Sudan, after the meeting
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Ethiopian Irrigation Minister Seleshi Bekele sent a letter to his Egyptian and Sudanese counterparts stating that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has entered the second phase of filling. However, neither Egypt
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It has been reported that militias in the Amhara region of Ethiopia have been carrying out attacks on Sudanese farmers, especially since April 2020, after the border policy with Ethiopia changed with
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