Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egyptian Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel-Ati on Tuesday accused Ethiopia of shirking its obligations toward the Nile Basin countries. “Ethiopia has no political will to reach any deal about the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD),” said Abdel-Ati …
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Nile Council of Ministers call on Nile Basin countries to increase coordination in planning of water use Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Projections of future water demand based on national plans show a widening gap between water availability and water demand, which could lead to increasing water conflict …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The quality of the Nile waters has generally deteriorated because of population growth and urbanization, agricultural intensification and industrial development. The new State of the Nile Basin Report 2020 released on Monday said localized high pollution is experienced mainly around urban centres. The report compiled …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of funds in the country and at the transboundary level is hampering attempts to limit fights over River Nile water through development projects. The concern is one of the highlights as countries in the Nile Basin celebrated the annual Nile day held on February …
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Khartoum, Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Sudan on Monday reiterated its adherence to the necessity of giving the African Union (AU) experts a bigger role in the negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Monday met with ministers of foreign …
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Khartoum, Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Without joint planning and investment, Nile Basin countries miss out on opportunities of development, which benefit the Nile people, says Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. Speaking during the Regional Nile Day 2020 celebrations in Khartoum, Sudan, guest of honour Asma Mohamad Abdalla, said, “The event’s …
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Kenyan Deputy President Ruto announces 2nd Nile Basin Heads of State Summit, launches Regional HydroMet Project Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenyan Deputy President William Samoei Ruto recently launched a $5.5 million Nile Basin Regional HydroMet Project which will enable member states of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ethiopia has assumed leadership of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), taking over from Uganda. Ethiopia will chair both the Nile Council of Ministers and the Nile Technical Advisory Committee of the NBI for the next one year. The new chairman of the Nile Council of …
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Entebbe, Uganda | NBI | Ministers in charge of Water Affairs from the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) member states are due to meet on Thursday October 12, 2017 to discuss and consider approval of key NBI reports and plans, among which is the NBI 10-Year Strategy. The strategy translates the NBI Shared …
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Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has revealed that Egypt is suffering from a water deficit of about 21.5 billion cubic metres per year, and is cautious of any agreements related to the River Nile that could affect this supply. According to AharamOnline, this was the main thrust of President Sisi’s speech Thursday …
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