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Sudan Reaffirms Support for Egypt’s Nile Water Rights
September 17th, 2012
Via Ooska News, a report on Sudan’s support for Egypt’s Nile water rights: Sudanese President Omer Al-Bashir, despite demands from the International Criminal Court for his arrest for war crimes, traveled to Cairo on September 16 to meet with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, where he reaffirmed Sudan’s support for Egypt on Nile water rights. The […]
Read more »Ethiopia’s Water Tension With Egypt Eased In A Post-Meles Future?
August 8th, 2012
Via The Ethiopian Times, some commentary on the possibility that a post-Meles future could bring end to Ethiopia’s water tension with Egypt: An Egyptian ministry of water and irrigation told Bikyamasr.com on Sunday morning that with the combination of Egypt’s new President Mohamed Morsi and the potential of seeing a new leader in Ethiopia, they […]
Read more »Israel Siphoning Off Africa’s Nile?
August 3rd, 2012
Via Al Akhbar News, an article on the recent Israeli agreement with South Sudan over water: Egyptian and Sudanese policy failures have lead to a looming strategic threat to both countries’ most important resources – the Nile. Israel has now signed an agreement with the South Sudanese authorities over rights to the country’s precious water […]
Read more »Morsi Visits Ethiopia To Seek Unity In Nile Nations Over Water
July 17th, 2012
Via UAE’s The National, a report on a recent visit by Egypt’s new president – Mohammed Morsi – to Addis Ababa, amid tense relations between the two countries over the Nile river. As the article notes: “…Egypt and Sudan, which rely on the Nile river for nearly all their water needs, are in a deadlock […]
Read more »South Sudan Will Join Nile Basin Initiative
June 12th, 2012
Via OOSKAnews, a report that South Sudan will join the Nile Basin Initiative: Africa’s newest state, South Sudan, will join the Nile Basin Initiative next month, Egyptian government officials said on June 6. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the officials said South Sudan will become the 11th full-fledged member of the regional organization during the […]
Read more »Egypt Will Need Almost 50% More Nile Water By 2050: Experts
May 8th, 2012
Courtesy of The Guardian, a look at forecasts that a future Egyptian population of 150 million will need a greater share of Africa’s longest river to meet their needs. As the article notes: Egypt will need nearly 50 per cent more Nile water by 2050 to cater for an estimated population of 150 million people, […]
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