Nile Basin
Ethiopia dam to generate electricity, foreign minister says
Egypt
January 31, 2012
Ethiopia dam to generate electricity, foreign minister says
Ethiopia will use its Grand Millennium Dam to generate electricity, the country’s foreign minister said at a press conference with…
FM: Nile Basin countries a top priority
Egypt
January 18, 2012
FM: Nile Basin countries a top priority
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr's recent tour of Nile Basin countries reflects Egypt's interest in continuing political dialogue with these…
Egypt to revive old integration project with Libya and Sudan, says FM
Egypt
January 16, 2012
Egypt to revive old integration project with Libya and Sudan, says FM
Egypt is trying to revive an old integration project that links the country with Sudan and Libya, Foreign Minister Mohamed…
Egypt looks to make up for lost ground with Nile Basin countries
Egypt
January 13, 2012
Egypt looks to make up for lost ground with Nile Basin countries
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is currently on a six-country tour of the Nile Basin countries as Egypt increases its…
Egypt FM starts tour of Nile Basin countries
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Egypt FM starts tour of Nile Basin countries
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr on Monday started a tour of six Nile Basin nations, Egyptian diplomatic sources said. Amr…
Arab world: ‘Scarce data in a water-scarce region’
Environment
December 20, 2011
Arab world: ‘Scarce data in a water-scarce region’
Water is potentially a matter of conflict and death as well as life in the Arab region, which is why…
Climate change ‘threatens Nile, Limpopo rivers’
Environment
November 14, 2011
Climate change ‘threatens Nile, Limpopo rivers’
Rising global temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns could affect water flows on Africa's mighty Nile and Limpopo rivers, an agricultural…
Nile Basin meeting deferred to 17 December
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Nile Basin meeting deferred to 17 December
Egypt and Sudan have agreed to Kenya’s request to call off a regional water meeting to 17 December, according to…
Irrigation minister calls for rationing water consumption
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Irrigation minister calls for rationing water consumption
Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Hesham Mohamed Qandil called on Tuesday for austere water consumption, citing "deep disagreements" with Nile…
Community self-advocacy needed to solve regional water mismanagement
Environment
September 9, 2011
Community self-advocacy needed to solve regional water mismanagement
“Global Sister Cities and Twinning Summit”, a three-day series of conferences that ended Friday at the Fairmont Nile Tower, brought…