nile basin countries
PM introduces new post to strengthen cooperation with African countries
Egypt
May 10, 2011
PM introduces new post to strengthen cooperation with African countries
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has ordered the creation of a new foreign affairs post to bolster cooperation with African countries…
Egypt considers promoting cooperation with Nile Basin countries
Egypt
March 26, 2011
Egypt considers promoting cooperation with Nile Basin countries
The interim government of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is considering providing facilities for privately-owned Egyptian companies which commit to investing in…
Egyptian PM to take first trip abroad to Sudan
Egypt
March 23, 2011
Egyptian PM to take first trip abroad to Sudan
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf will travel to Sudan Sunday with several ministers for his first trip abroad.Sharaf will head…
Nile Basin water ministers to hold meeting in Kenya next month
Egypt
January 21, 2011
Nile Basin water ministers to hold meeting in Kenya next month
Water resource ministers from Nile Basin states have agreed to hold an exceptional meeting in Nairobi, Kenya in February to…
Egypt: Nile Basin summit postponed for no clear reason
Egypt
January 19, 2011
Egypt: Nile Basin summit postponed for no clear reason
An African summit on Nile water, which was scheduled to be held in the Ugandan capital of Kampala next week,…
Kenyan VP rules out possibility of war over Nile water
Egypt
December 30, 2010
Kenyan VP rules out possibility of war over Nile water
Kenyan Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has ruled out the possibility of armed conflict between upstream and downstream countries over Nile…
Experts warn of Israeli presence in Nile Basin states
Egypt
December 29, 2010
Experts warn of Israeli presence in Nile Basin states
During an Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) annual conference entitled “National Water Security… Reality and the Future,” participants warned…
Mubarak calls for further cooperation between Egypt and Nile Basin states
Egypt
December 15, 2010
Mubarak calls for further cooperation between Egypt and Nile Basin states
Egypt is offering to share its technical expertise with the Democratic Republic of Congo to establish small dams intended to…
Mubarak, Burundi VP Rufyikiri discuss Nile sharing
Egypt
December 6, 2010
Mubarak, Burundi VP Rufyikiri discuss Nile sharing
President Hosni Mubarak on Monday held talks with Gervais Rufyikiri, second vice-president of the Republic of Burundi, in Cairo to…
Foreign Minister discusses NBI with donors
Egypt
July 24, 2010
Foreign Minister discusses NBI with donors
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit has confirmed that he met with international donors while attending the African Union Summit…