Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)
Water Minister warns of Entebbe treaty’s ‘repercussions’
Egypt
June 27, 2010
Water Minister warns of Entebbe treaty’s ‘repercussions’
Minister of Water Resources Mohamed Nasr el-Din Alam confirmed Sunday that Nile Basin countries "understood" that the five upstream states…
Ethiopia Nile meeting dogged by tension
Egypt
June 27, 2010
Ethiopia Nile meeting dogged by tension
Closed meetings between Nile Basin water ministers began on Saturday in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa amid assurances by Egypt that…
Sunday’s Papers: Nile states reach impasse, ElBaradei in Alexandria
Egypt
June 27, 2010
Sunday’s Papers: Nile states reach impasse, ElBaradei in Alexandria
State-owned dailies Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar lead their Sunday editions with stories on the opening sessions of the Nile Basin Initiative…
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 signs Nile Basin deal, rules out discussion with Mubarak
Egypt
May 19, 2010
Kenya signs Nile Basin deal, rules out discussion with Mubarak
Nairobi--Kenya signed a new agreement to alter historic water sharing arrangements for the River Nile on Wednesday and said Egypt,…
Ethiopian dam ‘funded by Italy,’ say govt sources
Egypt
May 18, 2010
Ethiopian dam ‘funded by Italy,’ say govt sources
High-ranking sources within the Egyptian government say the newly inaugurated Tana Beles dam in Ethiopia has received financing from both the…
FM denies Nile talks have reached impasse
Egypt
May 3, 2010
FM denies Nile talks have reached impasse
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied yesterday that negotiations between Egypt and other Nile basin countries have reached a dead…
Irrigation minister in Uganda for Nile talks
Egypt
April 29, 2010
Irrigation minister in Uganda for Nile talks
Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam declared on Tuesday that Nile Basin countries stood to lose some…