Nile

In South Sudan, a major controversy over the management of the Nile's waters has sparked passions since the revelation in June of the impending dredging of a tributary of the river, the Naam River, in Unity State. However, this operation could eventually lead…

ADDIS ABABA, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Ethiopia has accomplished the third section of filling the reservoir for its enormous dam on the Blue Nile river, the federal government mentioned on Friday, a course of that continues to hassle the nation's downstream neighbors Egypt and Sudan. Addis Ababa says the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a $4 billion hydropower challenge, is important to gasoline its financial improvement, however Egypt and Sudan see it as a critical risk to their very important water provides.…

Somalia denies backing Egypt's stance on Nile Dam MOGADISHU, Somalia - President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud didn't talk about any official issues relating to the Grand Renaissance Dam along with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel El-Sisi, Villa Somalia claimed, simply days after the 2 leaders met in Cairo. Quite a lot of Egyptian media crews reported that Somalia supported Egypt's place on the Grand…

Somalia should tread fastidiously on Nile coverage EDITORIAL | President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud continued his shuttle diplomacy within the area on Monday, reaching Egypt to focus on what Villa Somalia described as "wide-ranging" areas comparable to commerce, safety and training. It is a commendable tour of the area, and we ought to be proud that each door President Mohamud knocks on opens with…

In Sudan, faced with the unprecedented wave of violence that bloodied the Blue Nile state last week, organizers of the political opposition against the military in power are calling for "unity", with the launch on Tuesday 19 July of a fundraiser for the victims…

In South Sudan, the Freedom Bridge was inaugurated in the capital Juba on Thursday 19 May. It is the second bridge that crosses the Nile in the whole country. The first, which is from 1974, was often under repair, which forced the drivers to wait hours to go from one bank to the other. So no more traffic jams and this city "hostage" because it only has one bridge, through which the transit of all goods imported via Uganda and Kenya. The Freedom Bridge, funded and built by the Japanese government (at a cost of $ 120…

Ethiopia will begin producing energy from its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile from Sunday, authorities officers advised Agence France-Presse (AFP). The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which might be the most important hydropower mission in Africa, has been at the middle of a regional dispute since Ethiopia broke floor in 2011. "Tomorrow will be the first energy generation of the dam," an Ethiopian authorities official mentioned on Saturday. A second official confirmed the knowledge.…

Egypt finds answer to include Nile water circulate amid Ethiopia's distrust Cairo, Egypt - The present battle between Egypt and Ethiopia over the building of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam may come to an abrupt finish following Cairo's newest choice which has but to be applied. Ethiopia has maintained that it should fill the dam alongside the Blue Nile regardless of complaints from Sudan…

Military clashes loom as Ethiopia and Egypt fight over Nile dam ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's decision to resume filling the Grand Renaissance dam along the Blue Nile has exacerbated tensions between Cairo and Addis Ababa, in a conflict that could reach new heights unprecedented in modern history in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia has already officially notified Egypt that it has resumed filling the…

Egypt gathers allies to control Ethiopia's stance on the Nile EDITORIAL | When Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sissi toured Djibouti last week on Thursday, it made history. During Djibouti's 43 years of independence, no Egyptian president had visited. Still, al-Sissi did not come for tourism or to relax on the beaches of the small Horn country of Africa. A broadcast released after a meeting…