Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)
Cairo won’t punish Burundi for signing Nile pact
Egypt
March 3, 2011
Cairo won’t punish Burundi for signing Nile pact
Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Mona Omar denied that Egypt would take punitive measures against Burundi after the country…
Burundi will ‘not take stand inimical to Egypt’s interests’
Egypt
November 14, 2010
Burundi will ‘not take stand inimical to Egypt’s interests’
At a meeting with President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday, Burundian presidential adviser Mohammad Rokara said his country would never take…
Ethiopia faces pressure to halt construction of Nile dam
Environment
September 5, 2010
Ethiopia faces pressure to halt construction of Nile dam
International and regional organizations have stepped up pressure on the Ethiopian government to suspend construction of a new dam on…
Diplomatic sources: Burundi won’t sign separate agreement on Nile
Egypt
August 26, 2010
Diplomatic sources: Burundi won’t sign separate agreement on Nile
Burundi has promised Egypt that it would not sign a separate Nile Basin agreement on the redistribution of Nile water,…
Minister: Egypt not opposed to electricity-generating dams in Nile Basin states
Egypt
August 5, 2010
Minister: Egypt not opposed to electricity-generating dams in Nile Basin states
Egypt has no objection to the construction of dams for electricity generation in upstream states of the Nile Basin provided…
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…
Abul Gheit: Egypt, Ethiopia to discuss Nile dispute
Egypt
July 13, 2010
Abul Gheit: Egypt, Ethiopia to discuss Nile dispute
Egypt has reached an agreement with Ethiopia to re-examine their differences in a recent dispute caused by upstream states' attempt…
Abul Gheit upbeat about talks with Ethiopian officials over Nile waters
Egypt
July 9, 2010
Abul Gheit upbeat about talks with Ethiopian officials over Nile waters
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abu Gheit was feeling positive about talks held in Addis Ababa between Ethiopian officials and himself…
El-Sherif to MPs: Don’t endorse independent presidential candidates
Egypt
June 29, 2010
El-Sherif to MPs: Don’t endorse independent presidential candidates
Shura Council Speaker Safwat el-Sherif told parliamentary members not to endorse independent presidential candidates, stating that they should reserve their…
Egypt to offer upstream Nile states more aid
Egypt
June 28, 2010
Egypt to offer upstream Nile states more aid
Egyptian Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Nasr el-Din Allam will present a report summarizing Egypt's participation in the…