nile basin countries
Egyptian ministers to meet Zenawi to discuss Nile basin problem
Egypt
July 6, 2010
Egyptian ministers to meet Zenawi to discuss Nile basin problem
Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit and International Cooperation Minister Fayza Abul Naga will visit Addis Ababa on Wednesday to meet…
Egypt’s top spy chief, finance minister in East Africa to discuss water
Egypt
June 23, 2010
Egypt’s top spy chief, finance minister in East Africa to discuss water
Omar Suleiman, director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Services, was sent to Uganda today to discuss the escalating Nile water…
Govt plans to improve irrigation, water use
Egypt
June 2, 2010
Govt plans to improve irrigation, water use
Egypt needs a plan to develop its irrigation system and optimize its water sources, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said yesterday…
Egypt to cooperate with Nile basin countries on electricity projects
Egypt
May 31, 2010
Egypt to cooperate with Nile basin countries on electricity projects
Ethiopian Minister of Mines and Energy Alemayehu Tegenu told Al-Masry Al-Youm there should be no problems in funding a tripartite…
Sunday’s papers: France-Africa Summit, Egypt’s state of corruption
Egypt
May 30, 2010
Sunday’s papers: France-Africa Summit, Egypt’s state of corruption
State-owned papers lead today with news of the upcoming 25th Africa-France summit, where President Mubarak is expected to be the…
Libya’s Qaddafi offers mediation on Nile crisis
Egypt
May 27, 2010
Libya’s Qaddafi offers mediation on Nile crisis
Al-Masry Al-Youm has learned that Egypt and Libya are discussing a proposal by Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi to mediate in…
NDP secretary general: No military option with Nile Basin states
Egypt
May 27, 2010
NDP secretary general: No military option with Nile Basin states
Safwat el-Sherif, head of the Shura Council and secretary general of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), has affirmed that…
Egypt’s Nile panel: Eager to resume talks with basin states
Egypt
May 26, 2010
Egypt’s Nile panel: Eager to resume talks with basin states
Egypt has expressed its commitment to maintaining dialogue with Nile Basin countries to resolve pending disagreements over cooperative use of…
Kenya equivocates on Nile water
Egypt
May 25, 2010
Kenya equivocates on Nile water
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said a new framework agreement on redistributing Nile water signed by his country along with…
Kenya and Congo reassure Egypt over the Nile
Egypt
May 24, 2010
Kenya and Congo reassure Egypt over the Nile
President Hosni Mubarak held talks yesterday with Congolese President Joseph Kabila and Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, during which they…